Definition of bleach Bleach
/bliˈʧ/ - [bleech] - bleach
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What does bleach mean?
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NounPlural: bleaches |
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| 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 | ||
| bleach - the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications" | ||
| whiteness, white lightness or fairness of complexion; "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering" | ||
| bleach - an agent that makes things white or colorless | ||
| bleaching agent, blanching agent, whitener | ||
| agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" | ||
| bleach liquor a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp | ||
| liquid bleach a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry | ||
| benzoyl peroxide a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
Verb |
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| bleach - make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry" | ||
| white, whiten turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" | ||
| peroxide bleach with peroxide; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond" | ||
| bleach - remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" | ||
| bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise | ||
| discolor change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bleach (Noun)
A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide , or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening. - bleach (Noun)
A variety of bleach. - bleach (Noun)
An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun. - bleach (Noun)
A disease of the skin. - bleach (Verb)
To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten fabric, paper, etc or lighten hair. - bleach (Verb)
To lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae. - bleach (Adjective)
Pale; bleak.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bleach (a.)
To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten. - bleach (v. i.)
To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bleach
A chemical that removes colors or whitens. -
bleach
To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bleach
blēch, 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. [A.S. blǽcan, from root of Bleak.]
Wikipedia 
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Bleach is a liquid that is used as a cleaner. It also can cause things to turn white or pale. Bleach can harm people's skin if they do not use it carefully.
Dangers of using bleach.
Mixing bleach with some things commonly found at home, like vinegar or even fruit juice can produce chemicals like Chlorine that are irritating or even dangerous. Bleach should also not be mixed with ammonia, because a dangerous chemical reaction will occur. This reaction can kill people.
Certain types of bleaches produce toxic waste. Some of them produce dioxins.
Other uses.
Bleach is also used to make hair lighter in color, orange, blonde, or even white. It is often used by dark-haired people to make highlights, and most light hair dyes contain it.
In the textile dye and finish industry, sodium hydrochlorite is available in powder form. It is usually used to strip color from dyed polyester fabrics in order to re dye the fabric. I also find it useful in a final dye stage to clear any excess dye from the polyester fabric. Use a final scour at 60C or 140 F. Use 5% active bleach on the weight of the goods. Drop the final scour bath after bleaching and rinse with clean water at 60C or 140 F. The polyester fabric will pass the 2A wash fastness test even on deep shades. -
album
"Bleach" was the first album by the American grunge band, Nirvana. It did not become popular when it was released, but when Nirvana's second album "Nevermind" was released in 1991, many Nirvana fans discovered "Bleach". -
manga
is an ongoing manga series authored by mangaka Tite Kubo. Since its debut in 2001, "Bleach" has been adapted into an anime series, two OVAs, three anime films, a rock musical, and numerous video games. Compilation volumes of the manga have sold over 39 million copies in Japan.
"Bleach" follows the lives of Ichigo Kurosaki, who is a high school student who can see ghosts. A "shinigami" (Soul Reaper or, literally, "death god") named Rukia Kuchiki, meets Ichigo while hunting an evil spirit known as a Hollow. Rukia is wounded during the fight with the spirit and cannot do anything except give her powers to Ichigo. That is how the adventures of Ichigo and Rukia begin. Together they search for Hollows and perform soul burials on souls, cleansing the spirits and sending them to Soul Society. The early parts of the story focus mostly on the characters and their pasts, instead actual job of the "shinigami". As events unfold, the story begins to go deeper into the world of the "shinigami" on the "other side" called Soul Society.
Media information.
The "Bleach" manga was first released in August of 2001 in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" magazine. New Japanese-language chapters are featured weekly in the same magazine. The chapters are complied in seven-to-nine chapter "tankōbon" by Shueisha every few months.
The "Bleach" animated TV series is broadcast on Wednesdays by TV Tokyo in Japan. The first 63 episodes were based on the manga, and the next 46 were original to the anime. Beginnin
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