noun. The act of rendering blanched or white; specifically, any process applied to silver or other metals to impart whiteness and luster.

verb. Present participle of blanch.

"As far as I can tell, "adrenoceptor mediated blanching" is the kind of blanching we experience when we are stressed - in other words, they are tied into the fight-or-flight reflex, and are associated with the sympathetic nervous system, which is connected to the same response."

blanch