decolorization

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UK/diːˌkʌləɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/UK/diːˌkʊləɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

the removal of color from something; bleaching

OriginEnglish colorization ← Middle English colour ← Anglo-Norman colur →
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Meanings

noundecolorization (countable and uncountable, plural decolorizations)

plural decolorizations

  1. countableuncountablethe removal of color from something; bleaching

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
  9. Proto-Italic*kelōs
  10. Old Latincolōs
  11. Latincolor
  12. Old Frenchcolor
  13. Anglo-Normancolur
  14. Middle Englishcolour
  15. Englishcolor
  16. Englishcolorization
  17. Englishdecolorization

From de- + colorization.

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Cite this entry
APA

decolorization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolorization

MLA

“decolorization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolorization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decolorization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolorization.

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