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decolorize

American  
[dee-kuhl-uh-rahyz] / diˈkʌl əˌraɪz /
especially British, decolorise

verb (used with object)

decolorized, decolorizing
  1. decolor.


Other Word Forms

  • decolorization noun
  • decolorizer noun

Etymology

Origin of decolorize

First recorded in 1830–40; de- + colorize

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