Dictionary Check: etiolate

"etiolate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

adjective

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

Example: "etiolated celery"
Synonyms:
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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