- auxinic
- aux·in·ic
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auxinic
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auxinic — adjective see auxin … New Collegiate Dictionary
auxinic — See auxin. * * * … Universalium
auxinic — adjective relating to or containing auxins • Pertains to noun: ↑auxin • Derivationally related forms: ↑auxin * * * adjective see auxin … Useful english dictionary
auxin — auxinic, adj. /awk sin/, n. Biochem. a class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, esp. root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop. [1930 35; AUX + IN2] * * * Any of a group of hormones that… … Universalium
auxin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek auxein to increase more at eke Date: 1934 1. any of various usually acidic organic substances that promote cell elongation in plant shoots and usually regulate other growth processes … New Collegiate Dictionary
auxinically — See auxinic. * * * … Universalium
auxin — [ôk′sin] n. [< Gr auxein, to increase (see WAX2) + IN1] a plant hormone, esp. indoleacetic acid, produced in the fruits, seeds, leaves, or stem tips, to promote longitudinal growth and to control bud growth, root formation, leaf abscission,… … English World dictionary
