decolor
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- decoloration noun
Etymology
Origin of decolor
1400–50; late Middle English decolouren < Latin dēcolōrāre, equivalent to dē- de- + colōrāre to color
Example Sentences
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This extracts the chlorophyll, but a microscopic examination of the decolored cells shows that the bands remain unchanged, except for the absence of color.
From Project Gutenberg
Antonyms: progress, advancement, improvement. decolor, v. decolorate, decolorize. decorate, v. embellish, adorn, beautify, ornament, garnish, enrich, trim, bedizen, bedeck. decorated, a. embellished, ornate, ornamented, trimmed.
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Cover the dish with a conical chimney made of tin and expose to the upper opening the flowers that are to be decolored.
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Soon after bunches of white hair appeared on the occiput, and in the succeeding years small patches of decolored hairs were observed also on the anterior and lateral portions of the scalp.
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