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Saltwater vs Bleach - What's the difference?

saltwater | bleach |

As adjectives the difference between saltwater and bleach

is that saltwater is of, relating to, containing, inhabiting, or used in salt water while bleach is (archaic) pale; bleak.

As nouns the difference between saltwater and bleach

is that saltwater is salt water; brine while 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.

As a verb bleach is

to treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair).

saltwater

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, relating to, containing, inhabiting, or used in salt water
  • Synonyms

    *seawater *marine

    Noun

    (-)
  • salt water; brine
  • bleach

    English

    (wikipedia bleach)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) bleche (also bleke), from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (archaic) Pale; bleak.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) blechen, from (etyl) (English blake; compare also bleak).

    Verb

  • To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
  • * Ure
  • 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.
  • * Smollett
  • Immortal liberty, whose look sublime / Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.
  • (intransitive, biology, 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.
    Synonyms
    * blanch

    Noun

  • (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.
  • Derived terms
    * bleachfield

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) bleche, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (bleaches)
  • An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun.
  • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) bleche, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (bleaches)
  • A disease of the skin.