'Discoloration' definitions:
Definition of 'discoloration'
(from WordNet)
noun
A soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" [syn: stain, discoloration, discolouration]
noun
The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded [syn: discoloration, discolouration]
Definition of 'Discoloration'
From: GCIDE
- Discoloration \Dis*col`or*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. decoloration.]
- 1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A discolored spot; a stain. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'discoloration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- achromatization,
- birthmark,
- blanching,
- blaze,
- bleach,
- bleaching,
- blemish,
- blotch,
- brand,
- bruise,
- caste mark,
- check,
- checkmark,
- cicatrix,
- cut,
- dapple,
- decoloration,
- decolorization,
- decolorizing,
- discolor,
- discolorment,
- dot,
- earmark,
- engraving,
- etiolation,
- fading,
- fleck,
- flick,
- freckle,
- gash,
- graving,
- hack,
- jot,
- lentigo,
- lightening,
- macula,
- madder bleach,
- mark,
- market bleach,
- marking,
- mole,
- mottle,
- nevus,
- nick,
- notch,
- paling,
- patch,
- point,
- polka dot,
- prick,
- puncture,
- scar,
- scarification,
- score,
- scotch,
- scratch,
- scratching,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splash,
- splotch,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigma,
- strawberry mark,
- tattoo,
- tattoo mark,
- tick,
- tittle,
- watermark,
- whitening