etiolation

English Thesaurus

1. (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (noun.act)

hypernym	:	bleach,
definition	:	the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) (noun.act)

domain category	:	botany, phytology,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition)

2. the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	weakening,
definition	:	the act of reducing the strength of something (noun.act)

3. a pale and sickly appearance (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	appearance, visual aspect,
definition	:	outward or visible aspect of a person or thing (noun.attribute)

4. (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (noun.act)

derivation	:	etiolate,
definition	:	bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight (verb.change)

5. the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	etiolate,
definition	:	make weak by stunting the growth or development of (verb.change)

6. a pale and sickly appearance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	etiolate,
definition	:	make pale or sickly (verb.body)

7. (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight (noun.act)

derivation	:	etiolate,
definition	:	bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight (verb.change)

8. the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	etiolate,
definition	:	make weak by stunting the growth or development of (verb.change)

9. a pale and sickly appearance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	etiolate,
definition	:	make pale or sickly (verb.body)