n. the process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents
v. Present participle of bleach.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The art or process of freeing textile fibers and fabrics, and various other substances (such as materials for paper, ivory, wax, oils), from their natural color, and rendering them white, or nearly so.
Word Usage
"Walk into any low rent drug store and you will find shelf after shelf full of skin bleaching creams."