Definizione monolingua

bleach

bleach (third-person singular simple present bleaches, present participle bleaching, simple past and past participle bleached)

1. (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair).
2. (intransitive, biology) (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.

bleach (countable and uncountable; plural bleaches)

1. (uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
2. (countable) A variety of bleach.

Definizione dizionario bleach

	imbiancare
	to treat with bleach

	varechina
	chemical

	agente sbiancante
	A chemical that removes colors or whitens.

	candeggiare
	to treat with bleach

	candeggina
	chemical

	decolorante
	chemical

	decolorare
	to treat with bleach

bleach

candeggio

ipoclorito di sodio

sbianca

sbiancare

scolorire

Altri significati:

A bleaching agent.

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair).

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

(countable) A variety of bleach.

(intransitive, biology) For corals to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.