| 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. |
| Noun | 1. | 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" |
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