Definitions for bleach
blitʃbleach

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bleachnoun

   the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

   "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"

2. bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitenernoun

   an agent that makes things white or colorless

3. bleachverb

   the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

4. bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discoloriseverb

   remove color from

   "The sun bleached the red shirt"

5. bleachverb

   make whiter or lighter

   "bleach the laundry"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bleachnoun

   A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

2. bleachnoun

   A variety of bleach.

3. bleachverb

   To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair).

4. bleachverb

   (of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.

   Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed.

5. Etymology: blechen, from blǣcean, from blaikijanan, a derivation of blāc "pale", from blaikaz.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Bleachverb

   To whiten; commonly to whiten by exposure to the open air.

   Etymology: bleechen, Germ.

   When turtles tread, and rooks and daws;
   And maidens bleach their summer smocks. William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour Lost.

   Should I not seek
   The clemency of some more temp’rate clime,
   To purge my gloom; and, by the sun refin’d,
   Bask in his beams, and bleach me in the wind? Dryden.

   For there are various penances enjoin’d;
   And some are hung to bleach upon the wind;
   Some plung’d in waters. John Dryden, Æneid.

2. To Bleachverb

   To grow white; to grow white in the open air.

   The white sheet bleaching in the open field. William Shakespeare, W. Tale.

   On every nerve
   The deadly winter seizes; shuts up sense;
   Lays him along the snows, a stiffen’d corse,
   Stretch’d out, and bleaching in the northern blast. James Thomson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bleach

   Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically to a dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, also called "liquid bleach". Many bleaches have broad spectrum bactericidal properties, making them useful for disinfecting and sterilizing. They are used in swimming pool sanitation to control bacteria, viruses, and algae, and in many places where sterile conditions are required. They are also used in many industrial processes, notably in the bleaching of wood pulp. Bleaches also have other minor uses like removing mildew, killing weeds, and increasing the longevity of cut flowers.Bleaches work by reacting with many colored organic compounds, such as natural pigments, and turning them into colorless ones. While most bleaches are oxidizing agents (chemicals that can remove electrons from other molecules), some are reducing agents (that donate electrons). Chlorine, a powerful oxidizer, is the active agent in many household bleaches. Since pure chlorine is a toxic corrosive gas, these products usually contain hypochlorite, which releases chlorine. "Bleaching powder" usually means a formulation containing calcium hypochlorite. Oxidizing bleaching agents that do not contain chlorine are usually based on peroxides such as hydrogen peroxide, sodium percarbonate, and sodium perborate. These bleaches are called 'non-chlorine bleach,' 'oxygen bleach' or 'color-safe bleach.'Reducing bleaches have niche uses, such as sulfur dioxide used to bleach wool, either as gas or from solutions of sodium dithionite; and sodium borohydride. Bleaches generally react with many other organic substances besides the intended colored pigments, so they can weaken or damage natural materials like fibers, cloth, and leather, and intentionally applied dyes such as the indigo of denim. For the same reason, ingestion of the products, breathing of the fumes, or contact with skin or eyes can cause health damage.

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1. bleach

   Bleach is a commonly used household chemical compound that has strong oxidizing properties, often used for cleaning, disinfection, removing stains, and whitening clothes. It typically refers to chlorine bleach, but can also refer to other substances such as hydrogen peroxide or sodium percarbonate. Beyond its use in cleaning, bleach is also used in a variety of industrial applications.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bleachadjective

   to make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten

2. Bleachverb

   to grow white or lose color; to whiten

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bleach

   Bleach refers to a number of chemicals which remove color, whiten or disinfect, often via oxidation. The bleaching process has been known for thousands of years, but the chemicals currently used for bleaching resulted from the work of several 18th century scientists. Chlorine is the basis for the most commonly used bleaches, for example, the solution of sodium hypochlorite, which is so ubiquitous that many people just call it "bleach", and calcium hypochlorite, the major compound in "bleaching powder". Oxidizing bleaching agents that do not contain chlorine most often are based on peroxides, such as hydrogen peroxide, sodium percarbonate and sodium perborate. While most bleaches are oxidizing agents, a fewer number are reducing agents such as sodium dithionite and sodium borohydride. Bleaches are used as household chemicals to whiten clothes and remove stains and as disinfectants, primarily in the bathroom and kitchen. Many bleaches have strong bactericidal properties, and are used for disinfecting and sterilizing and thus are used in swimming pool sanitation to control bacteria, viruses and algae and in any institution where sterile conditions are needed. They are also used in many industrial processes, notably in the bleaching of wood pulp. Bleach is also used for removing mildew, killing weeds and increasing the longevity of flowers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BLEACH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bleach is ranked #103181 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bleach surname appeared 174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bleach.
   
   64.3% or 112 total occurrences were White.
   27% or 47 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • White
   • Whiten

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Anagrams for bleach »

1. bachel

How to pronounce bleach?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say bleach in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bleach in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bleach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of bleach in a Sentence

1. George W. Cecil:

   On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting--died

2. Emma Watson:

   It’s funny — I was just talking to my friend before this about how in the Instagram era it’s so easy to edit your life so that it looks perfect, but I bleach my top lip and tweeze my eyebrows and you ’d never get to see that, even though it’s a part of my routine. There’s still so much shame around the things you do to get ready while you’ve got a towel wrapped around your head. It’s important to me not to edit that out.

3. Kevin Garcia:

   If you look at the whole process of how paper is traditionally made, it involves chopping trees, adding chemicals and bleach to make pulp, using lots of water and then squeezing, drying and flattening it into sheets of paper, it's labor intensive, contributes to high carbon emission deforestation.

4. Alain Kapete:

   We now prepare the disinfectant in front of them so they can see we are adding bleach.

5. Hunter Biden:

   What did the President say ? He said don't worry, it's going to go away. Be gone by Easter. Don't worry... Maybe inject bleach, he said he was kidding when he said that but a lot of people thought it was serious.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bleach
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bleach
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bleach
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleach
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bleach
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bleach
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bleach