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[syn: etiolate, etiolated, blanched]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a.
Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting
desert regions.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Etiolating.] [F. ['e]tioler to blanch.]
1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by
excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
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2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
etiolated
adj 1: (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by
being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn:
etiolate, etiolated, blanched]