bleaching

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbliːt͡ʃɪŋ/ Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ === Verb === bleaching present participle and gerund of bleach === Noun === bleaching (countable and uncountable, plural bleachings) The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents. (linguistics) The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme. Coordinate term: desemanticization ==== Derived terms ====