discoloration

[ dis-kuhl-uh-rey-shuh n ]

/ dɪsˌkʌl əˈreɪ ʃən /

the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.

a discolored marking or area; stain.

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First recorded in 1635–45; discolor + -ation

Also called dis·col·or·ment.

Related formsself-dis·col·or·a·tion, noun

The red stains are discoloration from the original shade of the shirt and the holes are from natural wear and fray.
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The disease causes depigmentation of sections of skin, resulting in discoloration.
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Some are soluble in water, as shown by the discoloration of the substances on which they grow.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey
In any case it is subsequently obscured by the development of a narrow ring of discoloration due to the contusion.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins

Discrimination is requisite from discoloration by food or medicine.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The discoloration of the skin was like the effects of nitrate of silver.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
Ink spots rubbed with lemon juice and dipped in bleaching solution fade away and leave on the cloth no trace of discoloration.
General Science|Bertha M. Clark

1640s, noun of action from discolorate (early 15c.), from past participle stem of Medieval Latin discolorare (see discolor) + -ation.