CYTOKININ

Meaning of CYTOKININ in English

Pronunciation: ˌ s ī -t ə - ' k ī -n ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: cyt- + kinin

Date: 1965

: any of various plant growth substances (as kinetin) that are usually derivatives of adenine

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CYTOKININ — noun Etymology: cyt- + kinin Date: 1965 any of various plant growth substances (as kinetin) that are usually derivatives of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CYTOKININ — ¦sīd.ōˌ noun Etymology: cyt- + kinin (herein) : any of various plant growth substances (as kinetin) that are usually derivatives …
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CYTOKININ — noun Etymology: cyt- + kinin Date: 1965 : any of various plant growth substances (as kinetin) that are usually derivatives …
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CYTOKININ — [cy.to.ki.nin] n [cyt- + kinin] (1965): any of various plant growth substances (as kinetin) that are usu. derivatives of adenine
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CYTOKININ — any of a number of plant growth substances that are usually derived from adenine. Synthesized in roots, cytokinins move upward …
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ZEATIN — noun see: zein Date: 1963 a cytokinin C 10 H 13 N 5 O first isolated from the endosperm of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KINETIN — noun Date: 1955 a cytokinin C 10 H 9 N 5 O used especially to stimulate cell division in plant …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ZEATIN — ˈzēətə̇n, -t ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Zea + English -tin (as in kinetin — herein) …
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KININ — ˈkīnə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek kin ein to move, stimulate + English -in — more at hight 1. …
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KINETIN — ˈkīnətə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: kinet- + -in : a cytokinin C 10 H 9 N 5 O used …
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ZEATIN — /zee"euh tin/ , n. a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas. [ 1963; Zea the maize genus (see ZEIN) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-KININ — a combining form used in the names of hormones, esp. peptide hormones: bradykinin; cytokinin. [ kin ( eîn ) to …
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KININ — /kuy"nin, kin"in/ , n. Biochem. 1. cytokinin. 2. any of a group of hormones, formed in body tissues, that cause …
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KINETIN — /kuy"ni tin/ , n. Biochem. a synthetic cytokinin, C 10 H 9 ON 5 , that retards senescence in plants. …
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ZEATIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Zea, genus of grasses including Indian corn + English - tin (as in kine tin ) …
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KININ — noun Etymology: Greek kinein to move, stimulate + English -in (I) — more at -kinesis Date: 1954 1. : any …
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KINETIN — noun Date: 1955 : a cytokinin C 10 H 9 N 5 O used especially to stimulate cell division in …
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ZEATIN — [ze.a.tin] n [NL Zea, genus of grasses including Indian corn + kinetin--more at zein] (1963): a cytokinin first isolated from …
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KININ — [ki.nin] n [Gk kinein to move, stimulate + E [1]-in--more at -kinesis] (1954) 1: any of various polypeptide hormones that …
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KINETIN — [ki.ne.tin] n (1955): a cytokinin that increases mitosis and callus formation
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