| bleach | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. bleach | the whiteness that results from removing the color from something.; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications" |
| ~ whiteness, white | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black). |
| n. (substance) | 2. blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, whitener | an agent that makes things white or colorless. |
| ~ benzoyl peroxide | a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions. |
| ~ agent | a substance that exerts some force or effect. |
| ~ bleaching powder, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime | a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect. |
| ~ bleach liquor | a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp. |
| ~ calcium hypochlorite | any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent. |
| ~ chlorine dioxide | an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification. |
| ~ chlorine water | an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent. |
| ~ clorox | a commercial bleaching agent. |
| ~ liquid bleach | a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry. |
| ~ sodium hypochlorite | an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant. |
| n. (act) | 3. bleach | the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent). |
| ~ whitening, lightening | changing to a lighter color. |
| ~ etiolation | (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight.; "the etiolation of celery" |
| v. (change) | 4. bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise | remove color from.; "The sun bleached the red shirt" |
| ~ discolor | cause to lose or change color.; "The detergent discolored my shirts" |
| v. (change) | 5. bleach | make whiter or lighter.; "bleach the laundry" |
| ~ peroxide | bleach with peroxide.; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond" |
| ~ white, whiten | turn white.; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" |
| clorox | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. clorox | a commercial bleaching agent. |
| ~ trademark | a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product. |
| ~ blanching agent, bleaching agent, whitener, bleach | an agent that makes things white or colorless. |
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