abscisic acid

US/ˌæbˈsɪz.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/US/ˌæbˈsɪs.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/

noun

A terpenoid best known as a plant hormone that inhibits seed germination and was once thought to be important in abscission.

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Meanings

nounabscisic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA terpenoid best known as a plant hormone that inhibits seed germination and was once thought to be important in abscission.

    Synonyms: dormin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA terpenoid best known as a plant hormone that inhibits seed germination and was once thought to be important in abscission.

Similar
dormin
Also see
dormin

Translations

Catalan àcid abscísic
  • àcid abscísicplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Chinese Mandarin 脫落酸 /脱落酸
  • 脫落酸 /脱落酸 (tuōluòsuān)plant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Dutch abscisinezuur
  • abscisinezuurplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Estonian abstsiishape
  • abstsiishapeplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Finnish abskissihappo
  • abskissihappoplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
French acide abscissique
  • acide abscissiqueplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
German Abscisinsäure, Abszisinsäure
  • Abscisinsäureplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
  • Abszisinsäureplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Greek αψισικό οξύ
  • αψισικό οξύ (apsisikó oxý)plant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Indonesian asam absisat
  • asam absisatplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Italian acido abscissico
  • acido abscissicoplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Malay asid absisik
  • asid absisikplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Portuguese ácido abscísico
  • ácido abscísicoplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Russian абсци́зовая кислота́
  • абсци́зовая кислота́ (abscízovaja kislotá)plant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Spanish ácido abscísico
  • ácido abscísicoplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
Welsh asid absgisic
  • asid absgisicplant hormone that inhibits seed germination
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Chicago

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