decolorized
Had pigment removed
Decolorized means having had color removed, rendered colorless or pale through chemical or physical treatment.
The word appears most often in technical contexts: decolorized ethanol, decolorized iodine.
Water treatment and food processing use decolorizing agents to remove unwanted pigments.
Also spelled decolourized in British English.
Lacking color intensity
- blanchedMade white by heat
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
sallow · waxen · ghostly · anemic · bloodless · chalky · milky · whitish
Made lighter in color
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
- peroxideOxygen compound, disinfectant
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- laundryItems needing cleaning
sun-bleached · photodegradation · colorfastness · disinfected · sanitized · processed
Lacking visible hue
- desaturatedReduced in color intensity
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- huelessLacking any coloration
uncolored · muted · flat · drab · subdued · toned-down · unsaturated · black-and-white
pale
Lacking color intensity
pallid · sallow · waxen · ghostly · anemic · bloodless · chalky · milky · whitish · livid
whitened
Made lighter in color
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
- peroxideOxygen compound, disinfectant
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
laundry · sun-bleached · photodegradation · colorfastness · disinfected · sanitized · processed
achromatic
Lacking visible hue
- desaturatedReduced in color intensity
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
hueless · uncolored · muted · flat · drab · subdued · toned-down · unsaturated · black-and-white · sepia
washed-out
Lacking original vibrancy
worn · dulled · yellowed · degraded · discolored · time-worn · vintage · patina · oxidized · muted