maculation

Noun

• the act of spotting or staining something

• a small contrasting part of something
  • a bald spot
    
  • a leopard's spots
    
  • a patch of clouds
    
  • patches of thin ice
    
  • a fleck of red
    

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• Synonyms: 
  staining , spotting , spot , speckle , dapple , patch , fleck