etiolation

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Synonyms: aetiolation, violation, ariolation, evolation, eolation, ketolation, reviolation, epilation, etiolating, extillation, ethylation

Antonyms: aetiolation, violation, ariolation, evolation, eolation, ketolation, reviolation, epilation, etiolating, extillation, ethylation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} Growth process of [[plant]]s grown in the [[absence]] of light, characterized by long, weak [[stem]]s, fewer [[leaf|leaves]] and [[chlorosis]].
2. {{lb|en|botany}} [[blanch|Blanching]] of [[plant]]s, accomplished by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
3. [[pale|Paleness]] produced by absence of light, or by [[disease]].<ref>{{RQ:Dunglison Medical Lexicon}}</ref>

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