etiolation

Noun
  1. A pale and sickly appearance (synset 104707844)
    "his etiolation signaled years in prison"
    is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  2. The act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something (synset 100363688)
    "the etiolation of the critical tradition"
    is a type of: weakening - the act of reducing the strength of something
  3. (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (synset 100275050)
    "the etiolation of celery"
    referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    is a type of: bleach - the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

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