Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Etiolation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something
"the etiolation of the critical tradition"
(botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight
"the etiolation of celery"
growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis