About The Word Discoloration
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Discoloration
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What's The Definition Of Discoloration?
[n] the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
[n] a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" Synonyms | Synonyms for Discoloration: discolouration | discolouration | stain Related Terms | Find terms related to Discoloration: achromatization | birthmark | blanching | blaze | bleach | bleaching | blemish | blotch | brand | bruise | caste mark | check | checkmark | cicatrix | cut | dapple | decoloration | decolorization | decolorizing | discolor | discolorment | dot | earmark | engraving | etiolation | fading | fleck | flick | freckle | gash | graving | hack | jot | lentigo | lightening | macula | madder bleach | mark | market bleach | marking | mole | mottle | nevus | nick | notch | paling | patch | point | polka dot | prick | puncture | scar | scarification | score | scotch | scratch | scratching | speck | speckle | splash | splotch | spot | stain | stigma | strawberry mark | tattoo | tattoo mark | tick | tittle | watermark | whitening See Also | appearance | bloodstain | change of color | iron mold | iron mould | mud stain | oil stain | scorch | tarnish | visual aspect Discoloration In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*col`or*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. decoloration.]
1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored;
alteration of hue or appearance. --Darwin.
2. A discolored spot; a stain. --Arbuthnot.
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