bleaching agent vs bleach

bleaching agent and bleach both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of bleaching agent include blanching agent, whitener.

bleaching 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

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