Antiauxin

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any 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[…]"

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"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[…]"

Etymology

From anti- + auxin.

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