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decolorize

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de⋅col⋅or⋅ize

[dee-kuhl-uh-rahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to decolor.
Also, especially British, de⋅col⋅or⋅ise.


Origin:
1830–40; de- + colorize


de⋅col⋅or⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
de⋅col⋅or⋅iz⋅er, noun
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de·col·or·ize   (dē-kŭl'ə-rīz')   
tr.v.   de·col·or·ized, de·col·or·iz·ing, de·col·or·iz·es
To remove the color from.
de·col'or·i·za'tion (-kŭl'ər-ĭ-zā'shən) n., de·col'or·iz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·col·or·ize
Variants: or British de·col·our·ize also de·col·our·ise /(')dE-'k&l-&-"rIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -or·ized or British -our·ized also -our·ised;-or·iz·ing or British -our·iz·ing also -our·is·ing
: to remove color from <decolorize vinegar byadsorption of impurities on activated charcoal> —de·col·or·iza·tion or British de·col·our·iza·tion also de·col·our·isa·tion /(')dE-"k&l-&-r&-'zA-sh&n/ nounde·col·or·iz·er or British de·col·our·iz·er also de·col·our·is·er /(')dE-'k&l-&-"rI-z&r/ noun
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