discolour
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- discoloration noun
- discolourment noun
Example Sentences
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When this occurs, blue-green algae can form blooms that discolour the water, or produce floating mats or scums on the water's surface.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
When this occurs, the algae can form blooms that discolour the water or produce floating mats or scums on the water’s surface.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
Do not cook for too long after adding the spinach paste as it will discolour and render the dish unappetising in appearance.
From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2016
Frost, wind, rain and drought can discolour and blemish produce but there is no loss of nutrients.
From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2012
In the hospitals, the students of medicine are requested, by notices upon the wall, to eject their tobacco juice into the boxes provided for that purpose, and not to discolour the stairs.
From American Notes by Dickens, Charles
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