Bleaching
- Bleaching Bleach"ing, n.
The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains;
esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents.
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[1913 Webster]
{Bleaching powder}, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Bleaching — The series of operations through which grey cloths pass in order to whiten them. In the early history of bleaching the process was carried out in open fields, and it was only possible to bleach fabrics in the summer months. All fibres have some… … Dictionary of the English textile terms
Bleaching — (eng. für das Bleichen) bezeichnet eine Methode, zur Aufhellung von: menschlichen Zähnen, siehe Zahnaufhellung menschlicher Haut, siehe Hautaufhellung dunkel pigmentierter Haut in der Analgegend, siehe Anal bleaching … Deutsch Wikipedia
bleaching — n. (in dentistry) a procedure to lighten the colour of teeth. Internal bleaching involves placing chemicals within an existing cavity in a discoloured tooth that has had root canal treatment. External bleaching involves placing chemicals on the… … The new mediacal dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bleaching — Blea|ching [ bli:tʃɪŋ], das; s [engl. bleaching = das Bleichen, zu: to bleach = bleichen, verw. mit ↑ bleich]: optische Aufhellung durch Bleichen der Zähne … Universal-Lexikon
bleaching — balinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Spalvos naikinimas arba baltos spalvos ryškinimas. atitikmenys: angl. bleach; bleaching rus. отбеливание; отбелка … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
bleaching — noun ( s) : the act or process of bleaching; especially : the process of improving the whiteness of a textile material by other means than scouring only … Useful english dictionary
bleaching — a condition seen in fish skin where colour is lost through storage in water, in water thawing or in melting ice … Dictionary of ichthyology
bleaching — noun the process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents … Wiktionary
Bleaching — Фотоотбеливание; Отбеливание, отбелка; обесцвечивание … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
