BLEACHES
15
Scrabble
17
WWF
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Definition
noun
- A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
- A variety of bleach.
verb
- To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
- To be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example).
- (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.”
noun
- An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun.
noun
- A disease of the skin.
Source: Wiktionary
