maculation


maculation (http://definr.com/maculation)

     n 1: 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" [syn: spot, speckle, dapple,
           patch, fleck]
     2: the act of spotting or staining something [syn: staining,
        spotting]