Bleach
[bliːtʃ] or [blitʃ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent).
(noun.) the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; 'a complete bleach usually requires several applications'.
(verb.) make whiter or lighter; 'bleach the laundry'.
(verb.) remove color from; 'The sun bleached the red shirt'.
Editor: Nicolas--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.
(v. i.) To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Whiten, blanch, etiolate, make or render white.
v. n. Whiten, etiolate, grow or become white.
Edited by Leah
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Whiten, blanch
ANT:Darken, blacken, soil,[See BLANCH]
Editor: Ryan
Definition
v.t. to make pale or white: to whiten as textile fabrics.—v.i. to grow white.—ns. Bleach′er one who bleaches or that which bleaches; Bleach′ery a place for bleaching; Bleach′-field a place for bleaching cloth: a bleacher's office or works; Bleach′ing the process of whitening or decolourising cloth; Bleach′ing-green a green for bleaching clothes on; Bleach′ing-pow′der chloride of lime.
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Examples
- He also claimed the incorporation of lime with the gum to bleach it. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- One of these compounds, namely, chloride of lime, is the almost universal bleaching agent of commerce. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But fabrics immersed in a bleaching powder solution do not lose their color as would naturally be expected. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The acid used to liberate the chlorine from the bleaching powder, and the chlorine also, rot materials with which they remain in contact for any length of time. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- By experiment it has been found that the addition to the bleaching solution of an acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice or sulphuric acid, causes the liberation of the chlorine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- An enormous quantity of sodium carbonate, or soda, as it is usually called, is needed in the manufacture of glass, soap, bleaching powders, and other commercial products. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The harmless nature of sulphurous acid makes it very desirable as a bleaching agent, especially in the home. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- As the moist material is drawn through the bleaching solution, the acid on the fabric acts upon the solution and releases chlorine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Silk, lace, and wool when bleached with chlorine become hard and brittle, but when whitened with sulphurous acid, they retain their natural characteristics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The material to be bleached is drawn through an acid _a_, then through a bleaching solution _b_, and finally through a neutralizing solution _c_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I am simply, in my original state--stripped of that blood-bleached robe with which Christianity covers human deformity--a cold, hard, ambitious man. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Cherries are sometimes bleached and then colored with the bright shades which under natural conditions indicate freshness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I shall gather manna for her morning and night: the plains and hillsides in the moon are bleached with manna, Adele. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Material treated in this way is thoroughly bleached, but is at the same time rotten and worthless. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The bleached material is then immersed in a neutralizing bath and is finally rinsed thoroughly in water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Roxanne