decolored
Had pigment removed
Decolored means having had color removed or bleached out.
The term appears in technical contexts—textiles, chemicals, food processing—where pigment has been extracted or neutralized: decolored sugar, decolored fabric.
Also spelled decoloured in British English.
The verb form is decolor.
Lost original color
- drainedEmptied of resources
- whitenedMade lighter in color
- paleLacking color intensity
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
blanched · lightened · neutral · muted · stripped · desaturated · achromatic · blanked
Combined with oxygen
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- bleachChemical stain and germ killer
- peroxideOxygen compound, disinfectant
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
solution · treated · precipitate · neutralized · indicator · titration · substrate · enzyme
Woven or knit material
- undyedWithout added pigment
- rawIn original state
- naturalNot artificially produced
- whitenedMade lighter in color
cotton · linen · discharged · stripped · pre-treatment · vat · textile · fiber
Emptied of resources
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
- dullLacking edge or interest
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
characterless · flat · monotonous · sanitized · stripped · neutralized · homogenized · sterilized
Inherited melanin deficiency
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- vitiligoMelanocyte-loss skin condition
- depigmentedLost natural coloring
cells · tissue · specimen · staining · histology · etiolation · blanching · organism
faded
Lost original color
washed-out · blanched · lightened · neutral · muted · stripped · desaturated · achromatic · blanked · grayed
oxidized
Combined with oxygen
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- bleachChemical stain and germ killer
- peroxideOxygen compound, disinfectant
chlorine · solution · treated · precipitate · neutralized · indicator · titration · substrate · enzyme · catalyzed
fabric
Woven or knit material
whitened · cotton · linen · discharged · stripped · pre-treatment · vat · textile · fiber · cloth
drained
Emptied of resources
uninspired · characterless · flat · monotonous · sanitized · stripped · neutralized · homogenized · sterilized · antiseptic
albinism
Inherited melanin deficiency
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- vitiligoMelanocyte-loss skin condition
depigmented · cells · tissue · specimen · staining · histology · etiolation · blanching · organism · sample