decolor
Strip the hue
To decolor is to remove or reduce color from something, making it paler or colorless.
The term appears in technical contexts—bleaching textiles, treating wastewater, or processing food products: The activated carbon decolors the sugar solution.
Also spelled decolour (British).
The noun form is decoloration or decolorization.
Make pale or colorless
- blanchScald briefly, then cool
- lightenMake less heavy
- brightenIncrease luminosity or cheer
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
peroxide · stripping · oxidize · hydrogen peroxide · bleaching agent · decolorant · whitening · pale
Lose intensity gradually
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
- wornDamaged by use
- diminishTo make smaller
photodegradation · light damage · yellowing · age · patina · deteriorate · washed-out · muted
Technique separating mixtures by differential migration
- spectrophotometryMeasuring light wavelength absorption
- absorbanceLight uptake measurement
- transmittanceFraction not absorbed
- decolorizationRemoval of pigment
filtration · activated carbon · clarification · purification · chemical treatment · water treatment · decolorant · adsorption
Single-color rendering
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- desaturationReduction of color intensity
- neutralNot favoring any side
- achromaticLacking visible hue
hueless · black-and-white · uncolored · drab · blanched · washed out
whiten
Make pale or colorless
chlorine · peroxide · stripping · oxidize · hydrogen peroxide · bleaching agent · decolorant · whitening · pale · wash out
fade
Lose intensity gradually
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
- wornDamaged by use
diminish · photodegradation · light damage · yellowing · age · patina · deteriorate · washed-out · muted · dull
chromatography
Technique separating mixtures by differential migration
- spectrophotometryMeasuring light wavelength absorption
- absorbanceLight uptake measurement
- transmittanceFraction not absorbed
decolorization · filtration · activated carbon · clarification · purification · chemical treatment · water treatment · decolorant · adsorption
monochrome
Single-color rendering
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- desaturationReduction of color intensity
- neutralNot favoring any side
achromatic · hueless · black-and-white · uncolored · drab · blanched · washed out
albinism
Inherited melanin deficiency
pale · pallor · unpigmented · skin lightening