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ethylidene |
ethylin |
ethylsulphuric |
ethyne |
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etiolate
| etiolated
| etiolation
| etiolin
| etiologic
| etiological
etiolate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb etiolate has 3 senses
- etiolate(v = verb.change) Array - make weak by stunting the growth or development of; Array is one way to weaken
- etiolate(v = verb.change) Array - bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight; Array is one way to alter, change, modify
- etiolate(v = verb.body) Array - make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin" is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived form noun etiolation2
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derived form noun etiolation3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun etiolation1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Adjective etiolate has 1 sense
- etiolate(s = adj.all) blanched, etiolated - (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"
CIDE DICTIONARY
etiolate, v. i. [F. étioler to blanch.].
- To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants. [1913 Webster]
- To become pale through disease or absence of light. [1913 Webster]
etiolate, v. t.
- To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays. [1913 Webster]
- To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
etiolate, a.
Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
etiolate, v.tr.
1 make (a plant) pale by excluding light.
2 give a sickly hue to (a person).
1 make (a plant) pale by excluding light.
2 give a sickly hue to (a person).
Derivative
etiolation n.
Etymology
F {eacute}tioler f. Norman F {eacute}tieuler make into haulm f. {eacute}teule ult. f. L stipula straw
ROGET THESAURUS
etiolate
Achromatism
VB lose color, fade, fly, go, become colorless, turn pale, pale, deprive of color, decolorize, bleach, tarnish, achromatize, blanch, etiolate, wash out, tone down.N achromatism, decoloration, discoloration, pallor, pallidness, pallidity, paleness, etiolation, neutral tint, monochrome, black and white, uncolored &c (color), colorless, achromatic, aplanatic, etiolate, etiolated, hueless, pale, pallid, palefaced, tallow-faced, faint, dull, cold, muddy, leaden, dun, wan, sallow, dead, dingy, ashy, ashen, ghastly, cadaverous, glassy, lackluster, discolored, light-colored, fair, blond, white, pale as death, pale as ashes, pale as a witch, pale as a ghost, pale as a corpse, white as a corpse.
Whiteness
VB be white, render white, whiten, bleach, blanch, etiolate, whitewash, silver.
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