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- noun Plural form of
bleach . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bleach .
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Examples
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There is cool dating techniques you can use on sand that has been sitting in the dark - you get like an exposure date for the last time it saw sunlight as the sunlight 'bleaches' the sand grains and sets the exposure age to zero.
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There is cool dating techniques you can use on sand that has been sitting in the dark - you get like an exposure date for the last time it saw sunlight as the sunlight 'bleaches' the sand grains and sets the exposure age to zero.
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But many reefs, including the one off this hotel-packed coastline, have been damaged by water pollution and overfishing, leaving them vulnerable to a warming ocean that "bleaches"
The Seattle Times 2010
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They considered mechanical stress and chemical factors such as bleaches, pH and surfactants.
foodconsumer.org 2010
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But many reefs, including the one off this hotel-packed coastline, have been damaged by water pollution and overfishing, leaving them vulnerable to a warming ocean that "bleaches"
SFGate: Top News Stories By KARL RITTER 2010
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They have Olay products to real plastic surgery kind of bleaches!
unknown title 2009
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Many bleaches have strong bactericidal properties, and are used for disinfecting and sterilizing.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Seriously? 2009
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Common chemical bleaches include household chlorine bleach, a solution of approximately 3 – 6% sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), and oxygen bleach, which contains hydrogen peroxide or a peroxide-releasing compound such as sodium perborate, sodium percarbonate, sodium persulfate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, or urea peroxide together with catalysts and activators, e.g. tetraacetylethylenediamine and/or sodium nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Seriously? 2009
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For instance, Youngna Park's "Balloons Midtown, Manhattan" is a row of balloons seen against a plate-glass window outside of which some high-rise office and apartment buildings are visible, but the sun is shining so intensely through the window that it bleaches the color from the balloons.
Shadows and Light Somewhere in Time William Meyers 2011
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Most bleaches are hazardous if ingested or inhaled, and should be used with care.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Seriously? 2009
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