Definitions for etiolate

Definitions for (verb) etiolate

Main entry: etiolate

Definition: make pale or sickly

Usage: alcohol etiolates your skin


Main entry: etiolate

Definition: bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight


Main entry: etiolate

Definition: make weak by stunting the growth or development of


Definitions for (adj) etiolate

Main entry: etiolate, etiolated, blanched

Definition: (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

Usage: etiolated celery


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