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Decolorize

//diːˈkʌləɹaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the color from. US, transitive
  2. 2
    cause to become white or lighter in color wordnet
  3. 3
    To lose one’s color. US, intransitive

    "According to Rühm fresh milk remains blue for 12 hours or more, and infected milk decolorizes in less than one hour."

Etymology

From de- + color + -ize.

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