dealbation
English
/diːælˈbeɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) The process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.
Etymology
Derived from Latin albus (white, dull white).
Origin
Latin
albus
Gloss
white, dull white
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
白
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Albin English
- albification English
- albocracy English
- albolith English
- albous English
- *albaster, albastrum Latin
- *exalbicāre Latin
- Albina Latin
- Albius Latin
- alba Latin
- albamentum Latin
- albatus Latin
- albedo Latin
- albeo Latin
- albiceps Latin
- albico Latin
- albicornis Latin
- albicostus Latin
- albimanus Latin
- albinus Latin
- albipennis Latin
- albipunctus Latin
- albitarsis Latin
- albitudo Latin
- albiventris Latin
- albo Latin
- albofasciatus Latin
- albogularis Latin
- albolabris Latin
- albolineatus Latin
- albomaculatus Latin
- albomarginatus Latin
- albopictus Latin
- alborem, albor Latin
- albugo Latin
- albulus Latin
- albumen Latin
- alburnus Latin
- albus Latin
- albōrem, albor Latin
- albūra Latin
- aurantialbus Latin
- subalbus Latin
- Alban German
- Albe German
- Albit German
- albino Italian
- -ane French
- albophobie French
- albino Spanish, Castilian
- albo Spanish, Castilian
- κάδος Ancient Greek
- ἄλβος Ancient Greek
- albino Norwegian Bokmål
- alba Portuguese
- alvo Portuguese
- albino Swedish
- albino Norwegian Nynorsk
- Ailbín Irish
- albino Danish
- albade Old French
- albino Serbo-Croatian
- alb Catalan, Valencian
- alb Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- albastru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- albeață Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- albacares Translingual
- albicollis Translingual
- albifrons Translingual
- albastru Aromanian
- albu Aromanian
- algheatsã Aromanian
- alba Occitan
- *alβos Proto-Italic
- alb Romansh
- alv Romansh
- jualb Dalmatian
- abiel ONF.
- åb Istro-Romanian