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Another word for discoloration

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Noun
      1. A spot, splash, or stain, esp. one that is irregular
      2. An irregularly shaped spot, stain, or colored area.
      3. An irregular-shaped spot or stain.
      1. A spot or blot; a splotch.
      2. Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit.
      3. A discolored patch or blemish on the skin
      1. A moral stain; disgrace
      2. A spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance:
      3. A spot or stain, esp. of ink
      1. A substance used to impart color in staining
      2. A discoloration, streak, or spot resulting from staining
      3. A liquid substance applied especially to wood that penetrates the surface and imparts a rich color.
    See also:

    stain

    blemish

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Sentence Examples

  • Discoloration of the water is often observed at sea, but that is always due.

  • In from twelve to twenty-four hours these severe constitutional symptoms usually pass off, but in the meantime the swelling and discoloration have spread enormously.

  • Owing to impurities contained in the materials from which glasses are made, accidental coloration or discoloration is often produced.

  • If he recovers from the depression, the local symptoms begin to play a much more important part than in cobra-poisoning: great swelling and discoloration extending up the limb and trunk, rise of temperature and repeated syncope, and laboured respiration.

  • Wilting of the foliage followed by the discoloration of the stem and branches is characteristic of a disease of the potato known as "Blackleg."

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