bleach

bleach

B0318400 (blēch)v. bleached, bleach·ing, bleach·es v.tr.1. a. To remove the color from, as by means of chemical agents or sunlight: Over time, the exposure to sunlight bleached the rug in front of the window.b. To make white or colorless: Dawn bleached the mountains.2. To whiten by causing the death or expulsion of algal symbionts from (coral).v.intr.1. To act as or use a bleach.2. To become white as a result of the loss of algal symbionts, usually following an environmental stress such as increased water temperature. Used of coral.n.1. A chemical agent used for bleaching.2. a. The act of bleaching.b. The degree of bleaching obtained.

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[Middle English blechen, from Old English blǣcan; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

bleach

(bliːtʃ) vbto make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etcn1. (Chemistry) a bleaching agent2. the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching3. the act of bleaching[Old English blǣcan; related to Old Norse bleikja, Old High German bleih pale] ˈbleachable adj ˈbleacher n

bleach

(blitʃ)
v.t. 1. to make whiter or lighter in color; remove the color from, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent. v.i. 2. to become whiter or lighter in color. n. 3. a bleaching agent. 4. degree of paleness achieved in bleaching. 5. an act of bleaching. [before 1050; Middle English blechen, Old English blǣcean] bleach′a•ble, adj. bleach`a•bil′i•ty, n.

bleach

Past participle: bleached
Gerund: bleaching

Imperative
bleach
bleach

Present
I bleach
you bleach
he/she/it bleaches
we bleach
you bleach
they bleach

Preterite
I bleached
you bleached
he/she/it bleached
we bleached
you bleached
they bleached

Present Continuous
I am bleaching
you are bleaching
he/she/it is bleaching
we are bleaching
you are bleaching
they are bleaching

Present Perfect
I have bleached
you have bleached
he/she/it has bleached
we have bleached
you have bleached
they have bleached

Past Continuous
I was bleaching
you were bleaching
he/she/it was bleaching
we were bleaching
you were bleaching
they were bleaching

Past Perfect
I had bleached
you had bleached
he/she/it had bleached
we had bleached
you had bleached
they had bleached

Future
I will bleach
you will bleach
he/she/it will bleach
we will bleach
you will bleach
they will bleach

Future Perfect
I will have bleached
you will have bleached
he/she/it will have bleached
we will have bleached
you will have bleached
they will have bleached

Future Continuous
I will be bleaching
you will be bleaching
he/she/it will be bleaching
we will be bleaching
you will be bleaching
they will be bleaching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bleaching
you have been bleaching
he/she/it has been bleaching
we have been bleaching
you have been bleaching
they have been bleaching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bleaching
you will have been bleaching
he/she/it will have been bleaching
we will have been bleaching
you will have been bleaching
they will have been bleaching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bleaching
you had been bleaching
he/she/it had been bleaching
we had been bleaching
you had been bleaching
they had been bleaching

Conditional
I would bleach
you would bleach
he/she/it would bleach
we would bleach
you would bleach
they would bleach

Past Conditional
I would have bleached
you would have bleached
he/she/it would have bleached
we would have bleached
you would have bleached
they would have bleached

Thesaurus

Noun	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)
	2.	bleach - an agent that makes things white or colorlessblanching agent, bleaching agent, whitenerbenzoyl peroxide - a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactionsagent - a substance that exerts some force or effectbleaching powder, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime - a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfectbleach liquor - a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulpcalcium hypochlorite - any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agentchlorine dioxide - an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purificationchlorine water - an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agentClorox - a commercial bleaching agentliquid bleach - a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundrysodium hypochlorite - an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
	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 coloretiolation - (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"
Verb	1.	bleach - remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourisediscolor - cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
	2.	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"

bleach

verb1. lighten, wash out, blanch, peroxide, whiten, blench, etiolate These products don't bleach the hair.2. whiten, fade, pale, lighten, go white, turn pale, grow pale The sun will cause the hairs on your face to bleach.

bleach

verbTo lose normal coloration; turn pale:blanch, etiolate, pale, wan.

Translations

漂白漂白剂漂白粉

bleach

(bliːtʃ) noun liquid etc used for whitening clothes etc. 漂白劑 漂白剂 verb to lose colour; to whiten. The sun has bleached his red shirt; His hair bleached in the sun. 漂白 漂白

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