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decolouration

UK/diːˌkʌləˈɹeɪʃən/

decolouration noun: the reversal of colouration; bleaching.

Noun

decolouration (countable and uncountable, plural decolourations)

  1. The reversal of colouration; bleaching

Forms of decolouration

pluraldecolourations
alternative formdecoloration

Words formed from decolouration

Questions about decolouration

What does decolouration mean?
Decolouration means the reversal of colouration; bleaching.
What part of speech is decolouration?
Decolouration is a noun.
How do you pronounce decolouration?
Decolouration is pronounced /diːˌkʌləˈɹeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of decolouration?
The plural of decolouration is decolourations.

Words near decolouration in the dictionary

  1. decolorizing
  2. decolors
  3. decolour
  4. decolourant
  5. decolourants
  6. decolouration
  7. decolourations
  8. decoloured
  9. decolouring
  10. decolourisation
  11. decolourisations

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