ABSCISIC ACID


Meaning of ABSCISIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌab-ˈsi-zik-, -sik- ]

noun

Etymology: abscis ion (variant of abscission ) + -ic

Date: 1968

: a plant hormone C 15 H 20 O 4 that is a sesquiterpene widespread in nature and that typically promotes leaf abscission and dormancy and has an inhibitory effect on cell elongation

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