To remove pigment or cause loss of pigmentation; another variant of depigment using the -ize suffix.
From de- (remove) + pigment + -ize (to make or cause to become). The -ize suffix is particularly productive in scientific English, creating verbs meaning 'to cause a condition' or 'to treat with a substance.'
This is the -ize version of depigment, showing how English loves giving you options: depigment, depigmentate, depigmentize—all correct, all slightly different in formality. It's like having multiple keys to the same door.
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