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noun • the whiteness that results from removing the color from something • an agent that makes things white or colorless • the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) verb • cause to become white or lighter in color • make whiter or lighter | ||||||||
32% | 7 | They help to lighten the weight of the skull | ||||||
noun • an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface • any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull • a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel | ||||||||
23% | 8 | Process of treating denim with chemicals to lighten or fade the color | ||||||
verb • wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look | ||||||||
Itll Help You Lighten Up
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