abscisic

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US/æbˈsɪ.sɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to abscisic acid or its derivatives.

UncommonFirst used First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveabscisic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to abscisic acid or its derivatives.First known use First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.

    SE onset depends on a complex network of interactions among plant growth regulators, mainly auxins and cytokinins, during the proembryogenic early stages, and ethylene and gibberellic and abscisic acids later in the development of somatic embryos.

    2015 August 18, Clelia De-la-Peña et al., “The role of chromatin modifications in somatic embryogenesis in plants”, in Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 6, →DOI

Origin

From abscise + -ic.

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Chicago

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