Found 2 items, similar to gibberellic acid.
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Definition: gibberellic acid
gibberellic acid
n : a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin
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Definition: gibberellic acid
gibberellic acid
\gibberellic acid\ n. (Chem.),
A plant growth hormone of the gibberellin series
(
C19H22O6), also called
gibberellin A3. It was first
isolated from the fungus
Gibberella fujikuroi. It is used
to promote the growth of seedlings. See also
gibberellin.
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[PJC]
gibberellin
\gibberellin\ n. (Chem.),
Any of a number plant growth hormones, the first of which was
isolated in 1938 from the fungus
Gibberella fujikuroi; more
than 60 related gibberelins are known. The most important is
gibberellin A3, also called
gibberellic acid. They are
used in agriculture for promoting plant growth.
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