Etiolation

//ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən//

Synonyms for "etiolation" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

anemia atony blah feeling bleach bleaching cowardice deadness debility

Strong matches (10)

discoloration dryness dullness emptiness fading fatigue frosting impotence inanity languor

Related words (18)

lassitude lightening listlessness paleness pallor pointlessness ponderousness prostration slowness softness solemnity sterility stiffness stuffiness superficiality weariness whitening whitewashing

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries

appearance bleach visual aspect weakening

derived

1 entries

has context

1 entries

is a

3 entries

appearance bleach weakening

related to

8 entries

absence blanch chlorosis disease leaf pale plant stem

Translations

6 translations across 4 languages.

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German

2 entries

Etiolement noun (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light)
Vergeilung noun (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light)

Irish

1 entries

eitialacht noun (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light)

Italian

1 entries

eziolamento noun (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light)

Polish

2 entries

etiolacja noun (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light)
wypłonienie noun (growth process of plants grown in the absence of light)

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