Antiauxin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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[…]"
Example
More examples"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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