Definition of Etiolation

1. Noun. A pale and sickly appearance. "His etiolation signaled years in prison"

Generic synonyms: Appearance, Visual Aspect
Derivative terms: Etiolate

2. Noun. The act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something. "The etiolation of the critical tradition"
Generic synonyms: Weakening
Derivative terms: Etiolate

3. Noun. (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight. "The etiolation of celery"
Generic synonyms: Bleach
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Derivative terms: Etiolate

Definition of Etiolation

1. n. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.

Definition of Etiolation

1. Noun. (botany) growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis ¹

2. Noun. (botany) The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant. ¹

3. Noun. Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Etiolation

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Medical Definition of Etiolation

1. Growth habit adopted by germinating seedlings in the dark. Involves rapid extension of shoot and/or hypocotyl and suppression of chlorophyll formation and leaf growth. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Etiolation

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etidocaine
etidronate
etidronate disodium
etidronic acid
etilefrine
etilefrine hydrochloride
etimizol
etio-
etiocholanolone
etiogenic
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etiolated
etiolates
etiolating
etiolation (current term)
etiolations
etiolin
etiolins
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etiological
etiologically
etiologics
etiologies
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etiologists
etiology
etiopathic
etiopathogeneses
etiopathogenesis

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