brassinolide

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noun

A brassinosteroid that promotes cell elongation and division.

OriginLatin brassica →
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Meanings

nounbrassinolide (plural brassinolides)

plural brassinolides

  1. biochemistryA brassinosteroid that promotes cell elongation and division.

Origin

  1. Latinbrassica
  2. Englishbrassinolide

From brassin + -ol + -ide, from Latin brassica.

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APA

brassinolide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassinolide

MLA

“brassinolide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassinolide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brassinolide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassinolide.

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