blanched

Meanings

Verb

• turn pale, as if in fear
• cook (vegetables) briefly

Adjective Satellite

• anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley
  • "the invalid's blanched cheeks"
• (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

Synonyms

ashen, blanch, blench, bloodless, etiolate, etiolated, livid, pale, parboil, white