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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdecolorare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: decolorare
"È necessario decolorare il tessuto prima del trattamento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To deprive something of its color; to bleach or make colorless.
"The strong chemical solution was used to decolorize the dark fabric before dyeing it a lighter shade." - 2
To remove color pigments from a substance, often in a laboratory or industrial process.
"Activated charcoal is commonly used to decolorize organic solutions during purification."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix de- (meaning 'removal' or 'reversal') combined with colorize, originating in the 19th century as chemistry and photography developed methods to strip color from substances. The root traces back to Latin color and Greek terms related to covering or pigment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decolorize" is said worldwide
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décolorer
Transliteration: decolorer
"Le chimiste a réussi à décolorer la solution."
entfärben
Transliteration: entfaerben
"Man muss die Flüssigkeit sorgfältig entfärben."
decolorare
Transliteration: decolorare
"È necessario decolorare il tessuto prima del trattamento."
decolorar
Transliteration: decolorar
"El sol puede decolorar las cortinas con el tiempo."
descolorir
Transliteration: descolorir
"O produto químico ajuda a descolorir o material."
रंगहीन करना
Transliteration: rangheen karna
"रसायन का उपयोग घोल को रंगहीन करने के लिए किया गया था।"
脱色
Transliteration: tuō sè
"这个步骤旨在脱色以提纯提取物。"
탈색하다
Transliteration: tal-saek-ha-da
"실험에서는 용액을 탈색하는 과정이 포함됩니다."
脱色する
Transliteration: dasshoku suru
"化学薬品を使って液体を脱色しました。"
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