discolouration


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Noun1.discolouration - a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
discoloration, stain
appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
scorch - a discoloration caused by heat
bloodstain - a discoloration caused by blood
iron mold, iron mould - a spot caused the staining with rust or ink
mud stain - a stain produced by mud
oil stain - a stain produced by oil
tarnish - discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
2.discolouration - the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
discoloration
change of color - an act that changes the light that something reflects
Translations
تَغْيير اللوْن
odbarveníztráta barvy
misfarvning
elszíntelenedés
upplitun
odfarbenie
bozmadeğiştirme

discolouration

discoloration (US) [dɪsˌkʌləˈreɪʃən] N (= fading) → de(s)coloramiento m; (= staining) → mancha f

discolouration

[dɪsˌkʌləˈreɪʃən] (British) discoloration (US) n [paint, wallpaper] → décoloration f; [skin] → dépigmentation f; [teeth] → jaunissement m

discolouration

discoloration (Am) [dɪsˌkʌləˈreɪʃ/ən] n (see adj) → scolorimento, ingiallimento

discolour

(disˈkalə) (American) discolor verb
to (cause to) change colour or become stained. The paintwork had discoloured with the damp.
disˌcolouˈration noun
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"Surely there is some discolouration here," said he.
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Keeping the card in a leather wallet or in the pocket of a pair of jeans could cause "permanent discolouration".
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While cigarette smoke caused significant enamel discolouration, vapour from the e-cigarettes and aerosol from the tobacco heating products caused only minimal staining.
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the aetiology of discolouration from tetracycline medicaments and to determine under what particular situations staining can occur.
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Residents connected to the Methven water supply are being reminded that the boil water notice is still in place as Ashburton District Council investigates discolouration in the supply that was detected earlier this week.
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The government said the new standards - which apply to grain moisture levels and discolouration - come into force within six months and will apply to anyone trading in nine grains, including maize across the East African borders.
Maize traders get new standards to stop sale of substandard food
Tooth discolouration and staining: a review of the literature.
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The company added: "Discolouration poses no risk to health and water remains chlorinated.
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The pH of aqueous solutions was adjusted using 0.1N NaOH to raise the pH or 0.1N HCl to lower the pH upon discolouration. All solutions were prepared by using ultrapure water.
Effect of ph and [H.sub.2][O.sub.2] dosage on the photooxidative degradation of Reactive Red 120 (RR120) by UV-[H.sub.2][O.sub.2]

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