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decolorant

American  
[dee-kuhl-er-uhnt] / diˈkʌl ər ənt /
especially British, decolourant

adjective

  1. having the property of removing color; bleaching.

noun

  1. a decolorant substance or agent.

decolorant British  
/ diːˈkʌlərənt /

adjective

  1. able to decolour or bleach

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a substance that decolours

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of decolorant

First recorded in 1860–65; decolor + -ant

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"Fidei signum opprobrioso elogio decolorant."

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