Definitions
the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
Word origin
From Middle English blechen, from Old English blǣċan (“to bleach, whiten”), from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”).
Used in a sentence
“Candifacio, to make whyte, to bleache, to make to glowe lyke a burnyng cole.”
“The destruction of the colouring 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.”
“The white sheet bleaching on the hedge, With heigh! the sweet birds, O, how they sing!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Whitening agent”6 letters
02“Whitening chemical”6 letters
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