decolorize
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- decolorization noun
- decolorizer noun
Etymology
Origin of decolorize
Example Sentences
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Q: Do you know about a cure for toenail fungus using decolorized iodine every day?
From Seattle Times
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
The method was absolutely successful, the wings decolorizing immediately and being ready for the slide within two minutes.
From Project Gutenberg
It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment.
From Project Gutenberg
Lungs oedematous, with deep congestion in places, but apparently no pneumonia; about two drachms of clear, straw-colored fluid in pericardium; a few stringy decolorized clots in the cavities of the heart; left ventricle contracted.
From Project Gutenberg
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