yellowing

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noun

The process of turning yellow.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of yellow
nounyellowing (plural yellowings)

plural yellowings

  1. The process of turning yellow.

    Rusty spotting and yellowings occur on the lower basal leaves.

    2013, Robert F. Nyvall, Field Crop Diseases Handbook, page 419

Translations

Danish gulning
  • gulningprocess of turning yellow
Dutch vergeling
  • vergelingprocess of turning yellow
Finnish kellastuminen, kellertyminen
  • kellastuminenprocess of turning yellow
  • kellertyminenprocess of turning yellow
Latin flāvēscēntia
  • flāvēscēntiaprocess of turning yellow
Portuguese amarelamento
  • amarelamentoprocess of turning yellow
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APA

yellowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowing

MLA

“yellowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellowing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowing.

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