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.
e·ti·o·la·tion (  t- -l  shn)n. 1. Paleness or pallor resulting from deprivation of light. 2. The process of blanching or making pale by withholding light. e ti·o·late v. |
etiolation
blanching or paleness of a plant grown in the dark; due to lack of chlorophyll.
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