bleach

  • 21bleach — bleachable, adj. bleachability, n. /bleech/, v.t. 1. to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from. 2. Photog. to convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide,… …

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  • 22Bleach — Se puede referir a: ● Bleach (anime): Serie animé . ● Bleach (álbum): Disco del grupo de rock estadounidense Nirvana …

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  • 23bleach — n. liquid bleach * * * [bliːtʃ] liquid bleach …

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  • 24bleach — bleach1 [ blitʃ ] noun uncount a strong chemical used to kill harmful bacteria or to make colored things white bleach bleach 2 [ blitʃ ] verb 1. ) transitive to remove the color from something with a chemical or through the action of SUNLIGHT:… …

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  • 25bleach — 1. verb the blinds had been bleached by the sun Syn: turn white, whiten, turn pale, blanch, lighten, fade, decolorize, peroxide Ant: darken 2. noun a bottle of bleach Syn: chlorine bleach; trademark Clorox …

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  • 26bleach — I UK [bliːtʃ] / US [blɪtʃ] noun [uncountable] a strong chemical used to kill harmful bacteria or to make coloured things white II UK [bliːtʃ] / US [blɪtʃ] verb Word forms bleach : present tense I/you/we/they bleach he/she/it bleaches present… …

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  • 27bleach — [[t]blitʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to make whiter or lighter in color; remove the color from, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent 2) to become whiter or lighter in color 3) chem. a bleaching agent 4) degree of paleness achieved in bleaching 5) an …

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  • 28bleach — I. verb Etymology: Middle English blechen, from Old English blǣcean; akin to Old English blāc pale; probably akin to Latin flagrare to burn more at black Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to remove color or stains from 2. a. to make… …

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  • 29bleach — verb Bleach is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hair …

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  • 30bleach — bleach1 [bli:tʃ] n [U] a chemical used to make things pale or white, or to kill ↑germs bleach 2 bleach2 v [T] [: Old English; Origin: blAcan] to make something pale or white, especially by using chemicals or the sun ▪ She bleached her hair blond …

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