BLEACHING
Verb
bleaching
present participle of bleach
Noun
bleaching (plural bleachings)
The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
Coordinate term: desemanticization
Source: Wiktionary
Bleach"ing, n.
Definition: The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains;
esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Ure.
Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of
lime, or some other chemical or chemicals.
BLEACH
Bleach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bleached; p. pr. & vb. n. Bleaching.]
Etym: [OE. blakien, blechen, v. t. & v. i., AS. blacian, bl, to grow
pale; akin to Icel. bleikja, Sw. bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G.
bleichen, AS. blac pale. See Bleak, a.]
Definition: To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from;
to blanch; to whiten.
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.
Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek
in every varying clime. Smollett.
Bleach, v. i.
Definition: To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition