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indoleacetic acid

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in=dole=a=ce=tic ac=id

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun indoleacetic acid has 1 sense

indoleacetic acid(n = noun.substance) iaa - a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots; Array

is a kind of auxin

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CIDE DICTIONARY

indoleacetic acid, n.

A plant hormone (C10H9NO2) recognized as the principle growth regulator in higher plants; called also heteroauxin. Abbreviated IAA. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

indoleacetic acid, n. Biochem. any of the several isomeric acetic acid derivatives of indole, esp. one found as a natural growth hormone in plants.

Usage

Abbr.: IAA.

Etymology

INDOLE + ACETIC

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