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单词 decolorized
释义

decolorize

verb

de·​col·​or·​ize (ˌ)dē-ˈkə-lə-ˌrīz How to pronounce decolorize (audio)
decolorized; decolorizing

transitive verb

: to remove color from
decolorize vinegar by adsorption of impurities on activated charcoal
decolorization
(ˌ)dē-ˌkə-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce decolorize (audio)
noun
decolorizer
(ˈ)dē-ˈkə-lə-ˌrī-zər How to pronounce decolorize (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • blanch
  • bleach
  • blench
  • dull
  • fade
  • pale
  • snow
  • wash out
  • whiten
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Example Sentences

the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope
Recent Examples on the Web The bad news: Non-decolorized, whole-leaf aloe extract contains aloin, a chemical that has been shown to cause cancer in rats when ingested. Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 21 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

decolorize

transitive verb

de·​col·​or·​ize
variants or British decolourize also decolourise
(ˈ)dē-ˈkəl-ə-ˌrīz How to pronounce decolorize (audio)
decolorized or British decourized also decolourised; decolorizing or British decolourizing also decolourising
: to remove color from
decolorize vinegar by adsorption of impurities on activated charcoal

decolorized 1 of 2

adjective

as in bleached

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bleached
  • faded
  • achromatic
  • gray
  • washed-out
  • neutral
  • colorless
  • pale
  • pallid
  • faint
  • grey
  • dull
  • unbrilliant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • colored
  • various
  • chromatic
  • varied
  • variegated
  • colorful
  • rainbow
  • multicolored
  • prismatic
  • kaleidoscopic
  • polychromatic
  • varicolored
  • iridescent
  • polychrome
  • opalescent
  • multihued
  • bright
  • vibrant
  • motley
  • brilliant
  • gay
  • brave
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decolorized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of decolorize
as in faded
to make white or whiter by removing color the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bleached
  • faded
  • brightened
  • whitened
  • blanched
  • blenched
  • paled
  • dulled
  • lightened
  • dimmed
  • washed out
  • snowed
  • matted
  • whitewashed
  • frosted
  • etiolated
  • silvered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • darkened
  • discolored
  • deepened
  • colored
  • shaded
  • dyed
  • blackened
  • stained
  • painted
  • mottled
  • streaked
  • tinted
  • embrowned
  • blotched
  • speckled
  • patterned
  • spotted
  • striped
  • pigmented
  • variegated
  • marbled
  • flecked
  • daubed
  • striated
  • tinged
  • splotched
  • checkered
  • polished
  • tinctured
  • specked
  • polychromed
  • tarnished
  • dappled
  • shone
  • burnished
  • shined
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