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etiolation /eti·o·la·tion/ (e?te-o-la´shun)

1. blanching or paleness of a plant grown in the dark due to lack of chlorophyll.

2. the process by which the skin becomes pale when deprived of sunlight.

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e·ti·o·la·tion (t--lshn)

n.

1. Paleness or pallor resulting from deprivation of light.

2. The process of blanching or making pale by withholding light.

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eti·o·late v.

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etiolation

blanching or paleness of a plant grown in the dark; due to lack of chlorophyll.