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Leaching: The loss of soluble material from decaying organisms

Semantic Bleaching: The process by which a word loses all its original meaning--a phenomenon quite common in toponyms and personal names. For instance, few English speakers think of 'Red People' when they hear . . . View Full Definition

Bleaching: The process of restoring discolored or stained wood to its normal color or making it lighter.

Hydrochloric Acid: Stomach acid.

Rehalogenization: Process by which black metallic silver is converted back to silver halides. It is used in bleaching for toners and intensification.

Ferric Chloride: Bleaching solution used on negative materials.

Dye Destruction Process: Method of producing a colored image by partially bleaching fully formed dye layers incorporated in the sensitive material.

Toners: Used to change the color of the photographic print by chemical baths. Through the system of bleaching and toning, the black metallic silver image is converted to a dye image.

Bichromate: Refers to potassium bichromate or potassium dichromate, used for bleaching and as a sensitizer for gelatin.

Pedalfer: A common soil type in humid regions, characterized by an abundance of iron oxides and clay minerals deposited in the B-horizon by leaching.