"photobleach" meaning in English

See photobleach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: photobleaches [present, singular, third-person], photobleaching [participle, present], photobleached [participle, past], photobleached [past]
Etymology: From photo- + bleach. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|bleach}} photo- + bleach Head templates: {{en-verb}} photobleach (third-person singular simple present photobleaches, present participle photobleaching, simple past and past participle photobleached)
  1. (intransitive) To become less absorbent, reflective or fluorescent upon exposure to light. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: photobleachable, photobleaching

Inflected forms

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