Dictionary Check: etiolate
"etiolate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
Example:
"etiolated celery"
verb
make weak by stunting the growth or development of
verb
bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
verb
make pale or sickly
Example:
"alcohol etiolates your skin"
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