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discoloration

[dis-kuhl-uh-rey-shuhn] / dɪsˌkʌl əˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
stain
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Discoloration of the Animas River can be seen as it flows adjacent to Durango high school in the heart of Durango, Colorado.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2015

To Remove Discoloration from Bruises:—Apply a cloth wrung out in very hot water, and renew frequently until the pain ceases.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

Discoloration accompanies the swelling, and is often widespread, especially in fracture of bones near the surface and when the tension is great.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Discoloration of the veins of the nose, resulting in an appearance abnormally rubicund. 3d.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 by Various

Discoloration, yellow or brown, shows that there has been trouble in this direction and the resultant effects at the torches may be looked for.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)




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