DECOLOUR
\dɪkˈʌlə], \dɪkˈʌlə], \d_ɪ_k_ˈʌ_l_ə]\
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de-kul'ur, v.t. to deprive of colour--also DECOL'OURISE.--n. DECOL'ORANT, a substance that bleaches or removes colour.--v.t. DECOL'ORATE, to deprive of colour.--ns. DECOLOR[=A]'TION, removal or absence of colour; DECOLORIS[=A]'TION. [Fr. décolorer--L. decolor[=a]re--de, from, color, colour.]
By Thomas Davidson
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].