what does etiolate mean?
ETIOLATE as VERB
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- alcohol etiolates your skin
Hypernyms(s) etiolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
Hypernyms(s) etiolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make weak by stunting the growth or development of
Hypernyms(s) etiolate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ETIOLATE as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
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