etiolation

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A noun referring to the process or condition of becoming pale, weak, or stunted in growth, especially in plants grown without sufficient light, resulting in a lack of chlorophyll.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el proceso o estado de palidez, debilitamiento o crecimiento anómalo, especialmente en plantas cultivadas sin luz suficiente, lo que provoca falta de clorofila.

1. Pale and sickly appearance C2 formal

   A condition of being pale, weak, or unhealthy in appearance, often due to lack of light or vitality.

   • The patient's etiolation was a clear sign of prolonged illness.
   • His etiolation made him look much older than his actual age.
   • The etiolation of the plants was caused by insufficient sunlight.

   🇪🇸Etiolación (aspecto pálido y enfermizo)

   Sinónimos: palenesspallorsallownesswanness

   Antónimos: bloomflushglowruddiness

2. Weakening or stunting C2 formal

   The act of deliberately weakening or stunting the growth, development, or vitality of something.

   • The constant criticism led to the etiolation of her creative spirit.
   • Economic sanctions caused the etiolation of the country's industrial sector.
   • The etiolation of the project's scope resulted in a mediocre outcome.

   🇪🇸Etiolación (debilitamiento o atrofia)

   Sinónimos: debilitationemasculationenervationstuntingweakening

   Antónimos: fortificationinvigorationstimulationstrengtheningvitalization

3. Botanical etiolation C2 formal scientific

   A process in botany where a plant grows pale, elongated, and without chlorophyll due to being deprived of light.

   • The seedlings showed signs of etiolation after being kept in a dark closet.
   • Etiolation in plants is often reversible if they are exposed to light again.
   • The botanist studied the effects of etiolation on stem elongation.

   🇪🇸Etiolación

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• etiolation's possessive singular form