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Bert made the mistake of confounding albinism with the phenomenon of etiolation in plants; in fact, he gives the name "etiolation" to the albinism noticed in his axolotls.

—The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals

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The becoming white through loss of natural coloring matter as a result of the exclusion of light or of disease. Specifically
In horticulture, the rendering of plants white, crisp, and tender by excluding the action of light from them, as celery for the table. Compare albinism.
False etiolation a condition characterized by the absence of chlorophyl, often observed in wheat and other grasses, due to too low temperature.

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Bert made the mistake of confounding albinism with the phenomenon of etiolation in plants; in fact, he gives the name "etiolation" to the albinism noticed in his axolotls. — The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
It seems necessary to draw a distinction between this state and ordinary blanching or etiolation. — Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
By the etiolation of the shade, — A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry
ALBINISM, axolotl affected by, 182; difference between etiolation and, 182, 184. — The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
The last, in its wild state, is said to be pernicious, but etiolation changes the products and renders them harmless. — Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891

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from etiolate + -ion.

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