Meanings
nouncoral bleaching (usually uncountable, plural coral bleachings)
plural coral bleachings
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe loss of colour in a coral reef due to the loss of symbiotic algae as a result of stress.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 珊瑚白化
- 珊瑚白化 (shānhú báihuà)loss of colour in a coral reef
Finnish korallien haalistuminen, korallien vaaleneminen
- korallien haalistuminenloss of colour in a coral reef
- korallien vaaleneminenloss of colour in a coral reef
Portuguese branqueamento de corais
- branqueamento de coraisloss of colour in a coral reef
Russian обесцве́чивание кора́ллов
- обесцве́чивание кора́ллов (obescvéčivanije korállov)loss of colour in a coral reef
Swedish korallblekning
- korallblekningloss of colour in a coral reef
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coral bleaching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20bleaching
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“coral bleaching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20bleaching. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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