Meanings
adjectivetenuazonic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to tenuazonic acid or its derivatives
In mesophyll cells of Eupatorium adenophorum, tenuazonic acid (TeA) inhibits electron flow along PSI and PSII and induces H 2 O 2 accumulation in chloroplasts within 1 h.
2015 July 15, “Potato Annexin STANN1 Promotes Drought Tolerance and Mitigates Light Stress in Transgenic Solanum tuberosum L. Plants”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From translingual Alternaria tenuis.
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APA
tenuazonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenuazonic
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Chicago
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