noun🔗ShareLejía, blanqueadorA chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening."The laundry bleaches were all out at the laundromat, so I had to use a different cleaning agent. "La lejía para la colada se había agotado en la lavandería, así que tuve que usar otro agente de limpieza.substancechemistrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLejía, blanqueadorA variety of bleach."The cleaning supply closet had many different bleaches, including chlorine bleach and oxygen bleach. "El armario de suministros de limpieza tenía muchos blanqueadores diferentes, incluyendo lejía con cloro y blanqueador con oxígeno.substancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquearTo treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair)."She bleaches her hair blonde every summer. "Ella se blanquea el pelo rubio cada verano.chemistrymaterialsubstanceprocessappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquear, decolorarTo be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example)."The sun bleached the white shirt, making it slightly yellow. "El sol blanqueó la camisa blanca, volviéndola ligeramente amarilla.colorappearancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquearse, decolorarse(of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae."Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed."Una vez que el blanqueamiento de los corales comienza, los corales tienden a seguir decolorándose incluso si se elimina el factor estresante.environmentbiologyoceanecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaciar de significado, despojar de sentidoTo make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty."semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles"Palabras semánticamente vacías que se han convertido en partículas ilocucionarias.abstractphilosophymindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlanqueoAn act of bleaching; exposure to the sun."The farmer's crops benefited from the morning's bleaching. "Los cultivos del agricultor se beneficiaron del blanqueo de la mañana.natureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnfermedad de la pielA disease of the skin."Seeing the rough, white patches, the doctor suspected the child had bleaches and ordered a skin biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. "Al ver las manchas ásperas y blancas, el médico sospechó que el niño tenía una enfermedad de la piel y ordenó una biopsia cutánea para confirmar el diagnóstico.diseasebodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
