What does "etiolate" mean?
Etiolate: (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.
Additional senses
- 2.To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
- 3.(Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
- 4.Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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