| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ETIOLATES | Causes to whiten by excluding light. |
| etiolate | to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light |
| etiolated | to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light |
| melatonin | hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin |
| blanch | Whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light |
| blanching | Whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light |
| blanched | Whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light |
