Bleach vs Peroxide - What's the difference?
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(archaic) Pale; bleak.
To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
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(intransitive, biology, of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.
(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
(countable) A variety of bleach.
An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun.
A disease of the skin.
(chemistry) a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid
hydrogen peroxide, especially an aqueous solution
to treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it
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As verbs the difference between bleach and peroxide
is that bleach is to treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair) while peroxide is to treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it.As nouns the difference between bleach and peroxide
is that bleach is (uncountable) a chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening or bleach can be an act of bleaching; exposure to the sun or bleach can be a disease of the skin while peroxide is (chemistry) a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.As a adjective bleach
is (archaic) pale; bleak.bleach
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(wikipedia bleach)Etymology 1
From (etyl) bleche (also bleke), from (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)Etymology 2
From (etyl) blechen, from (etyl) (English blake; compare also bleak).Verb
- 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.
- Immortal liberty, whose look sublime / Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.
- Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed.