2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.

{ E"ti*o*late (?), E"ti*o*la`ted, } a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.

E`ti*o*la"tion (?), n. 1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.