bleach
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1. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | etiolation, |
| definition | : | (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (noun.act) |
2. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | white, whiteness, |
| definition | : | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) (noun.attribute) |
3. an agent that makes things white or colorless (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | agent, |
| definition | : | a substance that exerts some force or effect (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | benzoyl peroxide, |
| definition | : | a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | calcium hypochlorite, |
| definition | : | any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chlorine dioxide, |
| definition | : | an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chlorine water, |
| definition | : | an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | clorox, |
| definition | : | a commercial bleaching agent (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | sodium hypochlorite, |
| definition | : | an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | bleach liquor, |
| definition | : | a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | liquid bleach, |
| definition | : | a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry (noun.substance) |
4. make whiter or lighter (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | white, whiten, |
| definition | : | turn white (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | peroxide, |
| definition | : | bleach with peroxide (verb.change) |
5. remove color from (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | discolor, |
| definition | : | cause to lose or change color (verb.change) |
6. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | make whiter or lighter (verb.change) |
7. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise, |
| definition | : | remove color from (verb.change) |
8. an agent that makes things white or colorless (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | make whiter or lighter (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | white, whiten, |
| definition | : | turn white (verb.change) |
9. make whiter or lighter (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bleacher, |
| definition | : | a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.) (noun.person) |
10. remove color from (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | the whiteness that results from removing the color from something (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | bleacher, |
| definition | : | a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.) (noun.person) |
11. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | make whiter or lighter (verb.change) |
12. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise, |
| definition | : | remove color from (verb.change) |
13. an agent that makes things white or colorless (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | make whiter or lighter (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | white, whiten, |
| definition | : | turn white (verb.change) |
14. make whiter or lighter (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bleacher, |
| definition | : | a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.) (noun.person) |
15. remove color from (verb.change)
| derivation | : | bleach, |
| definition | : | the whiteness that results from removing the color from something (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | bleacher, |
| definition | : | a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.) (noun.person) |
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