1. An agent that makes things white or colourless
   "They used a powerful bleach to remove the stubborn stains from the fabric";
   - bleaching agent, blanching agent, whitener
    
2. The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
   "The bleach of the laundry left the clothes pristine white"
    
3. The whiteness that results from removing the colour from something
   "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"

1. Cause to become white or lighter in colour
   "The sun bleached the red shirt";
   - bleach out, decolor [US], decolour [Brit, Cdn], decolorize [US], decolourize [Brit, Cdn], decolorise [Brit], decolourise [Brit], discolorize [US], discolourise [Brit, Cdn], discolorise [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Make whiter or lighter
   "bleach the laundry"

Derived forms: bleached, bleaching, bleaches

Type of: agent, discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], lightening, white, whiten, whiteness, whitening

Part of: bleach liquor, liquid bleach

Encyclopedia: Bleach