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UK
/mˈɒtlɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈmɑtəɫɪŋ, ˈmɑtɫɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈmɑtəɫɪŋ, ˈmɑtɫɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of coloring with areas of different shades
How To Use mottling In A Sentence
- The mottling does not have the classic red and grey colours of gley soils, typically formed in waterlogged soils.
- Vitamin C therapy is known to combat mottling, wrinkling and sagging skin resulting from sun overexposure, a common concern among active people.
- Mottling is present within the upper and lower horizons of the palaeosols.
- Chronic excessive fluoride intake can result in fluorosis, an unaesthetic mottling of the teeth.
- Group A contained subjects with changes such as haziness, hilar prominence, fine mottling, and reticulation, all of which were considered to result from gas exposure.
- The fish are a Cyprinus and a Barbus, or Oreinus with small scales, thick leathery mouth, and cirrhi; a Loach of largish size, flat head, reddish, with conspicuous brownish mottlings, and a Silurus. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
- This fly is easily distinguished from the bluewing olive by its larger size, brown mottling, and raked-back wings. Field and Stream Guide: 50 Ways to Catch Spring Trout
- Fluoride supporters believe the chemical helps cut tooth decay, but anti-fluoride groups claim it can cause a range of problems, from tooth mottling to cancer, and have threatened to mount a legal challenge on human rights grounds.
- The dirt on his face was evident, mottling it in patches.
- They are colored to blend in with their sandy environment: most are whitish or drab brown, and many have red-tinged or dark mottling along the back and head.