English Explanatory Dictionary

bleaching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of bleach
noun
  1. The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
  2. The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.

Pronunciation

/ˈbliːt͡ʃɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bleaching.wav

Word forms

bleaching bleachings

Derived words

biobleaching bleaching agent bleaching powder coral bleaching nonbleaching postbleaching prebleaching semantic bleaching unbleaching
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