decolorize

decolorize
de·col·or·ize or Brit de·col·our·ize also de·col·our·ise (')dē-'kəl-ə-.rīz vt, -or·ized or Brit -our·ized also -our·ised; -or·iz·ing or Brit -our·iz·ing also -our·is·ing to remove color from <\decolorize vinegar by adsorption of impurities on activated charcoal>
de·col·or·iza·tion or Brit de·col·our·iza·tion also de·col·our·isa·tion (')dē-.kəl-ə-rə-'zā-shən n
de·col·or·iz·er or Brit de·col·our·iz·er also de·col·our·is·er (')dē-'kəl-ə-.rī-zər n

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de·col·or·ize (de-kulґər-īz) to free from color; to bleach.

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  • decolorize — (Amer.) de col·or·ize || raiz v. deprive of color; remove color (also decolorise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • decolorize — blanch, bleach, etiolate, *whiten …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • decolorize — [dē kul′ər īz΄] vt. decolorized, decolorizing to take the color out of, as by bleaching decolorization n …   English World dictionary

  • decolorize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1830 to remove color from < decolorize vinegar by adsorption of impurities on activated charcoal > • decolorization noun • decolorizer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • decolorize — decolorization, n. decolorizer, n. /dee kul euh ruyz /, v.t., decolorized, decolorizing. to decolor. Also, esp. Brit., decolorise. [1830 40; DE + COLORIZE] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Decolorize — Обесцвечивать; изменять цвет …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • decolorize — or decolorise (also decolourize) verb remove the colour from. Derivatives decolorization noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • decolorize — v. a. See decolor …   New dictionary of synonyms

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