chlorotic

1 9.9

Pale yellow in leaves that lack green or in people with little red blood

adjective
/kləˈrɒtɪk/

Specialized

: clorótico

Later, when chlorotic symptoms appeared, the bacterium had multiplied in the intercellular spaces and also damaged the palisade parenchyma at 3-4 DAI (Fig. 2).
chlorotic yellow

Examples

In contrast, lesions on 9930 and True Lemon cotyledons enlarged, coalesced, became necrotic, and developed conspicuous chlorotic boundaries.

Academic text (2018)
Certain plants are just more likely to become chlorotic and so we have to treat them.
They're looking a little chlorotic at the moment.
Lesions on diseased leaves begin small and water-soaked, which are pale in color, chlorotic (yellow) or necrotic (brown), and are restricted.

Academic text (2018)
Photo of soybean responding to a drift-level exposure to dicamba herbicide, exhibiting typical symptoms of cupped-leaf morphology and chlorotic-leaf margins.

Academic text (2012)
Photo (color): The black-faced leafhopper (Graminella nigrifrons) transmits both maize fine streak virus and maize chlorotic dwarf virus.

Academic text (2005)
The plant's leaves turned a pale yellow and appeared chlorotic, indicating a deficiency in nutrients.
When the gardener noticed the chlorotic leaves, he immediately adjusted the soil acidity to help them recover.
Chlorotic symptoms in plants often suggest a lack of chlorophyll, making them look unhealthy and yellowish.

Synonyms

pale-colored

vschlorotic

4 2.3

Having a light color that is not bright

is the medical adjective for pale yellowish color from lack of chlorophyll or hemoglobin

pale-hued

vschlorotic

1 5.1

A light color that is not strong

is a medical descriptor for pale yellowish appearance from lack of chlorophyll or hemoglobin

hypochromic

vschlorotic

Specialized

1 8.9

Paler than normal for red blood cells with less hemoglobin

is broader, naming the whole body's pale yellowish state from lack of hemoglobin

greensick

vschlorotic

Archaic

9.9

Someone who looks pale and greenish from being weak with illness

is the modern medical adjective for pale yellowish color from lack of chlorophyll or hemoglobin

Antonyms

vibrant

24 3.6

Full of bright, strong colors that attract attention

Surface Forms

chlorotic positive

Morphology

chlorotic = chlorosis (opaque) = chlor + otic

The adjective is regularly formed from the medical noun 'chlorosis' by the suffix '-otic', but understanding requires specialized medical vocabulary.

Etymology

Chlorotic comes from the Greek root chlor- meaning 'green', the same root in chlorophyll and chlorine. It is used when leaves or a person's skin look pale or yellow because they have lost green color or enough blood, so chlorotic means 'pale or yellowish' for that reason.