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Etiolated is an English word with synonyms like blanched or colorless. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Etiolated meaning

  1. Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
  2. Of a plant: intentionally grown in the dark.
  3. Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.

Synonyms of Etiolated

Using Etiolated

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight. | Of a plant: intentionally grown in the dark. | Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.
  • Useful related words include: etiolate, blanched, colorless, colourless.

Context around Etiolated

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Etiolated

  • In this selection, "etiolated" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pale and seedlings stand out and add context to how "etiolated" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and or etiolated seedlings and are pale etiolated if grown. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "etiolated" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with etiolated

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

This hormone/GM solution can be spread across the surface of Petri dishes sown with germinated and/or etiolated seedlings. (20 words)

In Angiosperm plants, the last step, conversion of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyll, is light-dependent and such plants are pale ( etiolated ) if grown in the darkness. (25 words)

In Angiosperm plants, the last step, conversion of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyll, is light-dependent and such plants are pale ( etiolated ) if grown in the darkness. (25 words)

This hormone/GM solution can be spread across the surface of Petri dishes sown with germinated and/or etiolated seedlings. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

In Angiosperm plants, the last step, conversion of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyll, is light-dependent and such plants are pale ( etiolated ) if grown in the darkness.

This hormone/GM solution can be spread across the surface of Petri dishes sown with germinated and/or etiolated seedlings.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "etiolated" in a sentence?
An example: "In Angiosperm plants, the last step, conversion of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyll, is light-dependent and such plants are pale ( etiolated ) if grown in the darkness." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "etiolated" from authentic English texts.
What does "etiolated" mean?
Etiolated means: Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
What are synonyms of "etiolated"?
Common synonyms of "etiolated" include: etiolate, blanched, colorless, colourless.
How many example sentences with "etiolated" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "etiolated", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.