bleach
- Noun. (uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
- Noun. (countable) A variety of bleach.
- Verb. (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair).
- Verb. (intransitive, biology) (of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.
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