bleach
to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
Photography. to convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone.
to become whiter or lighter in color.
a bleaching agent.
degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.
an act of bleaching.
Origin of bleach
1synonym study For bleach
Other words from bleach
- bleach·a·ble, adjective
- bleach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- half-bleached, adjective
- non·bleach, noun
- o·ver·bleach, verb
- re·bleach, verb
- sem·i·bleached, adjective
- un·bleached, adjective
- un·bleach·ing, adjective
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How to use bleach in a sentence
If your fine hair is feeling healthy and hasn’t been overly treated with bleach or other moisture-stripping agents, you might want to experiment with a tourmaline hair dryer.
The best hair dryer: Get a salon-worthy blowout at home | Carsen Joenk | January 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFinally, if you have any of the above hair types, but it’s suffered in the past either from heat, over-styling, or bleach, you want to put all your attention on preservation and repair, especially when it comes to styling tools.
The best hair dryer: Get a salon-worthy blowout at home | Carsen Joenk | January 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAfter accounting for other behaviors and risk factors, higher odds of having uncontrolled asthma were linked with greater household use of disinfectant wipes, disinfectant sprays, bleach and water solutions, and other disinfecting liquids.
Other chemicals, like chlorine and bleach, are too harsh and could damage your screen.
Here's How to Keep Your Phone Clean — But Keep Washing Your Hands, Too | Patrick Lucas Austin | March 17, 2020 | Time"This is one of the reasons why skin bleaching products have become incredibly widespread," Jablonski explains.
Changing Western Beauty Ideals: Nina Davuluri and Julie Chen | Soraya Roberts | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
“The Disney Look does not permit extremes in dyeing, bleaching or coloring,” the rules state.
Disney Parks’ Craziest Corporate Rules: Beards OK, Tattoos Still Out | | January 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout the bleaching of the sun his hair seemed dishwater blond, certainly not golden.
The most popular bleaching cream in India is Fair and Lovely, and it still sells well in India, said Bandyopadhyhy.
Did he really have vitiligo or was he just bleaching his skin?
Several methods of bleaching buri straw obtain in various localities.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. MillerThe process can also be followed with rice vinegar (see bleaching agents) substituted for the tuba vinegar.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. MillerThe place was all enclosed, the wind a stranger, the turf smooth and solid; so it was chosen by Nance to be her bleaching-green.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonIt looked like Titania's bleaching-ground, and as if all the fairies had hung out their white frocks to dry.
Hence its great use in dyeing, and in bleaching liquids and the preparation of lakes.
British Dictionary definitions for bleach
/ (bliːtʃ) /
to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc
a bleaching agent
the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
the act of bleaching
Origin of bleach
1Derived forms of bleach
- bleachable, adjective
- bleacher, noun
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Scientific definitions for bleach
[ blēch ]
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.
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