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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

Discoloration is usually later of appearing than in fractures.

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

Dark Discoloration of the Rubber.—This may be stated to be a natural process when fresh rubber is exposed to the atmosphere.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney

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)

Brown or Black Discoloration of Silvered Mirrors.—Generally these spots are due to faulty manipulation, too great dilution of the silver solution, or touching the plates with the fingers after they have been cleaned.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various




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