blanching agent vs bleach

blanching agent and bleach both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blanching agent	Yes	No	No	No
bleach	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, blanching agent and bleach are synonyms defined as:

blanching agent and bleach: an agent that makes things white or colorless

Other synonyms of blanching agent include bleaching agent, whitener.

blanching agent (noun)	bleach (noun)
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)
	the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
	an agent that makes things white or colorless

blanching agent (verb)	bleach (verb)
	make whiter or lighter
	cause to become white or lighter in color