discoloration

Example Sentences

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Investigators warned students who had consumed anything in the building to seek medical treatment if they "feel unwell or their extremities show a bluish discoloration".

From BBC

Since the 1990s, the utility has used liquid oxygen to remove the slight discoloration and rotten-egg smell that is found naturally in Florida’s water supply.

From Seattle Times

Lucas had second- and third-degree burns on his face, neck and arms that caused skin discoloration, he told WJBK, and he was temporarily blind for three days because of cornea damage from the smoke.

From Washington Post

Keep an eye out for darker discoloration around the edges of leaves, along with very heavy drooping, which can be a sign of root rot or obstructed drainage.

From Salon

Jack Gary, Colonial Williamsburg’s director of archaeology, said rectangular patterns of soil discoloration show the location of the burials in what is almost certainly the church’s old burying ground.

From Washington Post