Etiolation
Pronunciation : E`ti*o*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. Dunglison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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