Definition of "bleaches" [bleaches]

• Plural form of bleach. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach. (verb)

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• "There is cool dating techniques you can use on sand that has been sitting in the dark - you get like an exposure date for the last time it saw sunlight as the sunlight 'bleaches' the sand grains and sets the exposure age to zero."
• "But many reefs, including the one off this hotel-packed coastline, have been damaged by water pollution and overfishing, leaving them vulnerable to a warming ocean that "bleaches""
• "They considered mechanical stress and chemical factors such as bleaches, pH and surfactants."