[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make whiter or lighter in color, such as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from:Do you think she bleaches her hair?", "to cause (coral) to undergo a loss of color that indicates declining health: caused by a loss of the algae that normally live symbiotically in the coral’s tissues:In sufficient concentrations, the chemicals in certain sunscreens can bleach coral.", "Photography.to convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become whiter or lighter in color:The grass in the fields gradually bleached as winter approached, leaving the landscape pale and drab.", "(of coral) to undergo a loss of color that indicates declining health: caused by a loss of the algae that normally live symbiotically in the coral’s tissues:Coral reefs are bleaching due to ocean pollution and rising sea temperatures."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a bleaching agent.", "an act of bleaching.", "degree of paleness achieved in bleaching."]}]