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etiolate

adjectiveverb /itiəleɪt/ 4 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 9
Definitions
adjective

developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

“etiolated celery”

verb

bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

verb

make pale or sickly

“alcohol etiolates your skin”

verb

make weak by stunting the growth or development of

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