Dictionary

etiolation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən/

Etymology

From French étiolé, past participle of étioler (“to blanch”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis.
2. (countable, uncountable) Blanching of plants, accomplished by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
3. (countable, uncountable) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.

Forms

Deriveds

deetiolation

Translations (6)

pl wypłonienie (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light) · de Etiolement (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light) · it eziolamento (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light) · de Vergeilung (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light) · pl etiolacja (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light) · ga eitialacht (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light)