colorless
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The noble gas—completely colorless, odorless, and tasteless—is used in rocket propulsion.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Looming over the colorless town is its hulking circa-1385 monastery, extended in convent courtyards and stately chapels with lofty naves, offering dazzling displays of stained glass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
PCE is a man-made, colorless liquid widely used to remove grease in industrial and household settings, including dry cleaning.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
By contrast, many authoritarian leaders are colorless, possessing little or no charisma: Consider Francisco Franco, Antonio Salazar, the Greek colonels, Leopoldo Galtieri, Augusto Pinochet, Park Chung-hee.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
Myrna stopped in the doorway, her arms laden with tablets, and moved her colorless lips for a moment before she spoke, as if she w'ere formulating an address.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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