Meanings
nounantiauxin (plural antiauxins)
plural antiauxins
- biochemistryAny substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors.
Thus it has been found that the inhibitory effect of late autumn growth on spring shoots could be overcome by the application of antiauxins like maleic hydrazide and 2, 3, 5-tri-iodobenzoic acid[…]
1962, Indian journal of plant physiology, volumes 5-7
Origin
Translations
Portuguese antiauxina
- antiauxinaany substance that inhibits auxin
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