discolours
Loses original color
Discolours is the British spelling of discolors, meaning to change or spoil the color of something: Sunlight discolours old photographs.
The change is typically unwanted—staining, fading, or yellowing.
Skin discolours from bruising; teeth discolour from coffee or tobacco.
The noun form is discolouration.
Becoming pale gold-brown
- patinaSurface film from aging
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- time-wornEroded by age
- fadedLost original color
oxidized · tarnished · antique · vintage · worn · sun-damaged · foxing · brittling
Organic breakdown process
- spoilageFood degradation process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
rust · corrosion · oxidation · tarnish · browning · bruising · necrosis · gangrene
Chemical color removal
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- palingStakes forming a boundary
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
decolorizing · desaturating · dulling · muting · leaching · blanching · chlorosis · etiolation
yellowing
Becoming pale gold-brown
faded · oxidized · tarnished · antique · vintage · worn · sun-damaged · foxing · brittling · mellowed
rot
Organic breakdown process
- spoilageFood degradation process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- moldForm-giving container
mildew · rust · corrosion · oxidation · tarnish · browning · bruising · necrosis · gangrene · putrefaction
bleaching
Chemical color removal
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- palingStakes forming a boundary
sun-bleached · decolorizing · desaturating · dulling · muting · leaching · blanching · chlorosis · etiolation · photodegradation
stain
Lasting surface discoloration
streak · splotch · mark · taint · splatter · spatter · smear · watermark · bleed · seepage
contusion
Tissue damage beneath skin
- black-and-blueDiscolored from injury
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
hematoma · welt · trauma · swelling · tenderness · injury · impact · greenish · healing
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