etiolation

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

yellowing

aetiolation

blanching

xanthochromia

Translations

eziolamento

ahilamiento

étiolement

etiolación

Etiolierung

estiolamento

هيج

شُحُوب

decoloración

etiolement

Vergeilen

Bleichsucht

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən/

Etymology

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