Maculation

n.

1.

The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula.

Noun	1.	maculation - 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" Synonyms: dapple, patch, speckle, fleck, spot
	2.	maculation - the act of spotting or staining something Synonyms: spotting, staining

dapple, fleck, fret, macula, macule, marking, nebula, patch, pinpoint, plaque, speck, speckle, spot, worn spot