bleach
A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
Other meanings
A variety of bleach.
An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "blǣċan" (to bleach, whiten).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bleach” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.