etiolate
101alembicated — adjective : overrefined as if by excessive distillation : excessively subtle : precious highly sophisticated and alembicated poetry Richard Aldington the alembicated, the etiolate, the highly elaborated Eric Partridge …
102etiolin — eˈtiolin noun A yellow pigment found in etiolated plants • • • Main Entry: ↑etiolate * * * etiolin (ˈiːtɪəlɪn) [f. etiol ate + in.] A yellow modification of chlorophyll formed in plants growing in the dark. Vines Sachs Bot. 747 …
103e|ti|o|late — «EE tee uh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. to make (a plant) pale or white through loss of normal color, as from lack of sunlight; blanch: »to etiolate celery. –v.i. to grow pale or colorless from absence of the normal amount of chlorophyll… …
