noun
Meaning 1
Bleach of the Clorox brand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
Clorox
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noun
Meaning 2
Bleach in general, regardless of brand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
To sanitize with chemicals; to remove dirt from a place or object by means of chemicals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
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noun
Meaning 4
a commercial bleaching agent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener
History
Etymology
From the Clorox brand; a blend of chlorine + sodium hydroxide, its two main ingredients.