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bleaching agent
- Term ID
- CHEBI:132717
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- Definition
- A reagent that lightens or whitens a substrate through chemical reaction. Bleaching reactions usually involve oxidative or reductive processes that degrade colour systems. Bleaching can occur by destroying one or more of the double bonds in the conjugated chain, by cleaving the conjugated chain, or by oxidation of one of the other moieties in the conjugated chain. Their reactivity results in many bleaches having strong bactericidal, disinfecting, and sterilising properties.
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- ChEBI ( EBI )
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from bleaching agent
Phenotype where environments contain bleaching agent
Phenotype modified by environments containing bleaching agent
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