Found 2 items, similar to indoleacetic acid.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: indoleacetic acid
indoleacetic acid
n : a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
[syn:
IAA]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: indoleacetic acid
indoleacetic acid
\in"dole*a*cet“ic ac”id\ ([i^]n"d[=o]l), n.
(Chem., Bot.)
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]