decolorize
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Bodies absorbing oxygen, as sulphurous acid, phosphorous acid, and alcohols, decolorize it; under the influence of oxygen its color is restored.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
The effects of various freezing procedures on the ability of samples to decolorize methylene blue were determined with 10 semen samples.
From Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero Temperatures by Friedman, M. E.
The chlorine and oxygen will combine their action to decolorize the textile material.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
The only other large use of arsenic is in the glass industry, arsenic trioxide being added to the molten glass to purify and decolorize the product.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Make a ten per cent infusion of the suspected coffee; filter it, and decolorize the solution by boiling it with a piece of animal charcoal.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
Q: Do you know about a cure for toenail fungus using decolorized iodine every day?
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
A: Many readers share your enthusiasm for decolorized iodine against nail fungus.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The sparkle and shine had been sucked out of life so completely that my world became a fluorescent-lighted, decolorized, saltpetered version of the planet I had known before.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crystals are formed which are pressed, decolorized by animal charcoal, and recrystallized from boiling water.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various
The fat for soap-making need not necessarily be decolorized.
From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes
The heroes of the film—again: such as they are—do their work under the bland, decolorizing fluorescents at Globe H.Q.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2015
The decolorizing power of charcoal is an important characteristic.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
It is well before decolorizing the leaf to immerse it in a solution of potassa; the chlorophylian starch then swells and success is rendered easier.—Lartigue and Malpeaux, in La Nature.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
The decolorizing is easily effected through boiling alcohol, which dissolves the chlorophyl and leaves the leaf slightly yellowish and perfectly translucent.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
Manganese is used largely as a "decolorizing" agent in counteracting the blue-green of iron.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
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