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bleach

any chemical product used to remove color, whiten, or disinfect, often via oxidation
Class type of: food additive, oxidizing agent, cleaning product Q11587

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
disinfectant, class of chemical substances by use[6]
Subclass of
food additive, oxidizing agent, cleaning product, antiseptic
Has use
disinfectant, bleaching[7][8]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11][12][13][14][15]
Different from
Bleach[16]
Has part(s)
oxidizing agent, reducing agent[9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en bleach en whitening agents en Javel water en bleaching agents en bleaching agent ar ماء جافيل cs bělicí přípravek cs bělidlo da blegemiddel de Javellewasser de Bleiche de Bleichmittel de Jvelwasser de Eau de Javel el Χλωρίνη es lejía es cloro es lejia fa آب ژاول fa سفیدکننده
🔖 Identifiers · 31
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85014822
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata sh85014822 ndl_authorities sh85014825 edition 2026-10-01 · pdl-1.0
GND ID
4145890-4
OpenAlex ID
C2777966455
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
HK Kao Bleaches 2.JPG ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300014855
BNCF Thesaurus ID
60568
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
144938
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/bleach-chemistry
Fandom article ID
home:Bleach
Freebase ID
/m/030l0j
GS1 GPC code
10000531
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
lleixiu-1
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
191k (120k–191k, n=3)
J9U entity ID
987007283256805171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
bleaching
KBpedia ID
Bleach
Lex ID
blegemiddel
MeSH descriptor ID
D057886
MeSH tree code
D27.720.642.315
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777966455
Museum-digital tag ID
91417
NALT ID
17893, 17253
NDL Authority ID
00563853
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
2219
PM20 ware ID
142140
Quora topic ID
Bleach-chemical
Topic's main category
Category:Bleaches
UMLS CUI
C2936259
UNSPSC code
47131807
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
14803364-n
Yale LUX ID
concept/78fba2b7-57ea-4ed2-a520-719d9eeee668

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🔗 Connections
← Has use 5
sodium hypochlorite, benzoyl peroxide, sodium chlorate, hypochlorite ion, chlorine-releasing compound
Subclass of 3
food additive, antiseptic, cleaning product
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Has part(s) 2
oxidizing agent, reducing agent
Has use 2
disinfectant, bleaching
← Made from material 2
paper, textile bleaching
← Uses 2
bleaching, Liter of Light
Different from 1
Bleach
Instance of 1
disinfectant
Subtypes 1
Haiter
Topic's main category 1
Category:Bleaches
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Bleaches
← Different from 1
Bleach
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Summary

bleach is a disinfectant[1]. bleach is a type of food additive[2], oxidizing agent[3], cleaning product[4], and antiseptic[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . CAC/GL 36-1989: Class names and the international numbering system for food additives, 2017 English revision. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mondo · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [nl] description: huishoudmiddel, (Shortdesc helper)"
  2. 8w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → HK Kao Bleaches 2.JPG
    "Removed claim: Image: Eau-de-Javel-deutsch-1.jpg, Removing Eau-de-Javel-deutsch-1.jpg, it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:User:K"
  3. 25w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Bleaches
    Different from → Bleach
    Has part(s) → oxidizing agent, reducing agent
    GND ID → 4145890-4
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 144938"
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