etiolate
[ ee-tee-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈi ti əˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing.
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery.
to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor.
verb (used without object), e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing.
(of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light.
Origin of etiolate
OTHER WORDS FROM etiolate
e·ti·o·la·tion, nounWords nearby etiolate
ethynyl group,
ethynylation,
eti,
etic,
etidronate disodium,
etiolate,
etiolation,
etiologic,
etiology,
etiquette,
etna
Example sentences from the Web for etiolation
The last, in its wild state, is said to be pernicious, but etiolation changes the products and renders them harmless.
Attention was drawn to the fact that by virtue of the laws which Darwin himself had discovered isolation leads to etiolation.
Evolution in Modern Thought |Ernst HaeckelLaying of Wheat and other cereals is a particular case of etiolation.
Disease in Plants |H. Marshall WardIt seems necessary to draw a distinction between this state and ordinary blanching or etiolation.
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters
British Dictionary definitions for etiolation
etiolate
/ (ˈiːtɪəʊˌleɪt) /
verb
botany
to whiten (a green plant) through lack of sunlight
to become or cause to become pale and weak, as from malnutrition
Derived forms of etiolate
etiolation, nounWord Origin for etiolate
C18: from French
étioler to make pale, probably from Old French
estuble straw, from Latin
stipula
Medical definitions for etiolation
etiolation
[ ē′tē-ə-lā′shən ]
n.
Paleness or pallor resulting from deprivation of light.
The process of blanching or making pale by withholding light.
Other words from etiolation
e′ti•o•late′ v.Scientific definitions for etiolation
etiolation
[ ē′tē-ə-lā′shən ]
A pathological condition of plants that grow in places that provide insufficient light, as under stones. It is characterized by elongated stems and pale color due to lack of chlorophyll.