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Ethylate
Ethylene
ethylene glycol
Ethylene series
ethylene tetrachloride
Ethylic
Ethylidene
ethylidene lactic acid
Ethylin
Ethylsulphuric
Ethylsulphuric acid
ethyne
ETHZ
Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot
Etiolate
etiolated
-- Etiolation --
Etiolin
etiologic
Etiological
etiologist
Etiology
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ETK
ETL
ETLA
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Etna
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ETO
etodolac
Etoile
Eton collar

Etiolation

E`ti`o`la´tion
n.1.The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
2.(Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.
Noun1.etiolation - a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison"
2.etiolation - the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"
3.etiolation - (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"
appearance, etiolate, visual aspect

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