Found 3 items, similar to Bleaching.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: bleaching pemutihan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bleach bleach n 1: the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; “a complete bleach usually requires several applications” 2: an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: bleaching agent , blanching agent, whitener] 3: the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) bleach v 1: remove color from; “The sun bleached the red shirt” [syn: bleach out , decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise] 2: make whiter or lighter; “bleach the laundry”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bleaching Bleach \Bleach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bleached; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleaching.] [OE. blakien, blechen, v. t. & v. i., AS. bl[=a]cian, bl?can, to grow pale; akin to Icel. bleikja, Sw. bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G. bleichen, AS. bl[=a]c pale. See Bleak, a.] To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten. [1913 Webster] The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid. --Ure. [1913 Webster] Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime. --Smollett. [1913 Webster] Bleaching \Bleach"ing\, n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. --Ure. [1913 Webster] Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals. [1913 Webster]