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bleach
[bleech]
verb (used with object)
to make whiter or lighter in color, such as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
Do you think she bleaches her hair?
to cause (coral) to undergo a loss of color that indicates declining health: caused by a loss of the algae that normally live symbiotically in the coralās tissues.
In sufficient concentrations, the chemicals in certain sunscreens can bleach coral.
Photography.Ģżto convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone.
verb (used without object)
to become whiter or lighter in color.
The grass in the fields gradually bleached as winter approached, leaving the landscape pale and drab.
(of coral) to undergo a loss of color that indicates declining health: caused by a loss of the algae that normally live symbiotically in the coralās tissues.
Coral reefs are bleaching due to ocean pollution and rising sea temperatures.
noun
a bleaching agent.
an act of bleaching.
degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.
bleach
/ ²ś±ō¾±Ė³ŁŹ /
verb
to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc
noun
a bleaching agent
the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
the act of bleaching
bleach
A chemical agent used to whiten or remove color from textiles, paper, food, and other substances and materials. Chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, and hydrogen peroxide are bleaches. Bleaches remove color by oxidation or reduction.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- bleachable adjective
- bleachability noun
- half-bleached adjective
- nonbleach noun
- overbleach verb
- rebleach verb
- semibleached adjective
- unbleached adjective
- unbleaching adjective
- Ė²ś±ō±š²¹³¦³ó±š°ł noun
- Ė²ś±ō±š²¹³¦³ó²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of bleach1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of bleach1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
To build his characterās look, Hamill asked the hair and makeup team to bleach out all the color from his hair and mustache, then tried on a few pairs of glasses.
In which case, he says, half-jokingly, that possible organoid overlords would be easier to defeat because "there is always bleach" to pour over the fragile neurons.
āHe demanded that I drink bleach to kill our unborn child,ā Jackson wrote about the June incident.
In chats via the Telegram social media platform, he described how he had an "information kit" which included a blowtorch, pliers, gaffer tape, a screwdriver, bleach and a syringe.
Even for people who have years of practice declaring Trump a āgeniusā while he prattles on about bleach injections or pet-eating immigrants, it's getting harder to feign ignorance about basic realities.
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