ETIOLATE
\ˈɛtɪˌɒle͡ɪt], \ˈɛtɪˌɒleɪt], \ˈɛ_t_ɪ__ˌɒ_l_eɪ_t]\
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(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
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make weak by stunting the growth or development of
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bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
By Princeton University
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(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
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make weak by stunting the growth or development of
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bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
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To become pale through disease or absence of light.
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To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
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To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
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Alt. of Etiolated
By Oddity Software
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To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
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To become pale through disease or absence of light.
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To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
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To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
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Alt. of Etiolated
By Noah Webster.
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