verb
- to remove color from something; to make colorless or white
Usage: often used in chemistry and industrial processes
Examples
- The chemist used chlorine to decolorize the solution.
- Sunlight can decolorize fabric over time.
- The water treatment plant decolorizes wastewater before discharge.
- Activated carbon helps decolorize sugar during refining.
- The bleaching agent will decolorize the stained cloth.
- Heat and light can decolorize certain dyes.