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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 bleaching
 漂白; 漂白的; 變白

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bleach v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bleached p. pr. & vb. n. Bleaching.]  To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.
    The destruction of the coloring 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.   --Ure.
 Immortal liberty, whose look sublime
 Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.   --Smollett.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bleach·ing, n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents.
 Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals.