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deetiolation

deetiolation noun: the conversion of the etioplasts and plastids of an etiolated plant into chloroplasts.

Noun

deetiolation (plural deetiolations)

  1. The conversion of the etioplasts and plastids of an etiolated plant into chloroplasts

Forms of deetiolation

pluraldeetiolations
alternative formde-etiolation

Origin of deetiolation

From de- + etiolation.

Questions about deetiolation

What does deetiolation mean?
Deetiolation means the conversion of the etioplasts and plastids of an etiolated plant into chloroplasts.
What part of speech is deetiolation?
Deetiolation is a noun.
What is the plural of deetiolation?
The plural of deetiolation is deetiolations.

Words near deetiolation in the dictionary

  1. deethylase
  2. deethylases
  3. deethylation
  4. deethylations
  5. deetiolated
  6. deetiolation
  7. deetiolations
  8. deets
  9. Deetzian
  10. deev
  11. deevs

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