discoloration
Americannoun
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the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
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a discolored marking or area; stain.
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Origin of discoloration
Explanation
A discoloration is a change in something's color, usually for the worse. A shirt fading is a type of discoloration. When the color of something gets dingier, duller, or faded, this process is called discoloration. Rust on a car is a type of discoloration. A coffee stain is a type of discoloration. If a person looks green because they're sick, that's a type of discoloration. Most things suffer discoloration over time, because everything ages and fades over time. If you wash a red t-shirt enough times, discoloration might eventually make it pink.
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Discoloration of the Animas River can be seen as it flows adjacent to Durango high school in the heart of Durango, Colorado.
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2015
Dark Discoloration of the Rubber.—This may be stated to be a natural process when fresh rubber is exposed to the atmosphere.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney
Discoloration of the veins of the nose, resulting in an appearance abnormally rubicund. 3d.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various
Discoloration, yellow or brown, shows that there has been trouble in this direction and the resultant effects at the torches may be looked for.
From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)
Brown or Black Discoloration of Silvered Mirrors.—Generally these spots are due to faulty manipulation, too great dilution of the silver solution, or touching the plates with the fingers after they have been cleaned.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various
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