etiolate
/itiə,leɪt/
adjectiveverb
8 letters4 syllables8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
VERB(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light.
“etiolated celery”
1
Bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight.
2
Make pale or sickly.
“alcohol etiolates your skin”
3
Make weak by stunting the growth or development of.
WORD FORMS
Related formetiolation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetiolateway
Starts & ends withE … E
Syllablese · ti · o · late
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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