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bleaching
CIDE DICTIONARY
bleaching, n.
The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Ure. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
bleaching
achromatization, albification, blanching, bleach, decoloration, decolorization, decolorizing, discoloration, etiolation, fading, frosting, grizzling, lightening, madder bleach, market bleach, paling, silvering, whitening, whitewashingFor further exploring for "bleaching" in Webster Dictionary Online