- abscisin
- noun Etymology: abscision + -in Date: 1961 abscisic acid
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Abscisin — Abs|ci|sin* vgl.↑ Abszisin … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
abscisin — ab·scis·in … English syllables
abscisin — n. a plant hormone causing the fall of leaves in autumn … Dictionary of difficult words
abscisin — … Useful english dictionary
Abscisinsäure — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Abscisinsäure Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
abscissin — noun see abscisin * * * abscissˈin noun same as ↑abscisin (see under ↑abscise) • • • Main Entry: ↑abscind … Useful english dictionary
Abscisic acid — Systematic name (2Z,4E) 5 [(1S) 1 hydroxy 2,6,6 trimethyl 4 oxocyclohex 2 en 1 yl] 3 methylpenta 2,4 dienoic acid … Wikipedia
abscisic acid — /ab sis ik, siz /, Biochem. a growth regulating plant hormone, C15H20O4, that promotes dormancy and the aging and abscission of leaves. [ABSCIS(SION) + IC, on the model of the earlier name abscisin (see IN2), coined in 1961] * * * … Universalium
hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… … Universalium
abscission — noun a) The act or process of cutting off. Not to be cured without the abscission of a member. b) The state of being cut off. See Also: abscise, abscisic, abscisic acid, abscisin, abscissin … Wiktionary
