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21etiology — , etiolate …
22Etiolated — Etiolate E ti*o*late v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. [ e]tioler to blanch.] 1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To… …
23Etiolated — Etiolate E ti*o*late, Etiolated E ti*o*la ted, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. [1913 Webster] …
24Etiolating — Etiolate E ti*o*late v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. [ e]tioler to blanch.] 1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To… …
25Achromatism — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of color. < N PARAG:Achromatism >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 achromatism achromatism Sgm: N 1 decoloration decoloration discoloration Sgm: N 1 pallor pallor pallidity Sgm: N 1 paleness paleness &c. >Adj …
26etiolation — noun 1. a pale and sickly appearance his etiolation signaled years in prison • Derivationally related forms: ↑etiolate • Hypernyms: ↑appearance, ↑visual aspect 2. the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something the et …
27blanch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. whiten; scald. See colorlessness, food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. whiten, etiolate, wash out, turn pale; see bleach , whiten 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. whiten, bleach, fade, wash out, pale.… …
28bleach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. whiten, blanch, lighten. See colorlessness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. blanch, fade, wash out, whiten, lighten, etiolate, achromatize, decolorize. Ant. color*, dye, stain. III (Roget s 3… …
29blanch — I. v. a. Bleach, whiten, etiolate, make or render white. II. v. n. Bleach, whiten, pale, etiolate, become white, fade …
30bleach — I. v. a. Whiten, blanch, etiolate, make or render white. II. v. n. Whiten, blanch, etiolate, grow or become white …
