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decoloration

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col⋅or⋅a⋅tion

[kuhl-uh-rey-shuhn]
–noun
appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.

Origin:
1605–15; color + -ation


col⋅o⋅ra⋅tion⋅al, adjective
col⋅o⋅ra⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

de⋅col⋅or

[dee-kuhl-er]
–verb (used with object)
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
Also, especially British, de⋅col⋅our.


Origin:
1400–50; late ME decolouren < L dēcolōrāre, equiv. to dē- de- + colōrāre to color


de⋅col⋅or⋅a⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry: de·col·or·a·tion
Variant: or British de·col·our·a·tion /"dE-"k&l-&-'rA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: the process of decolorizing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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