- gibberellic acid
- (Botany) any of several crystalline acids that are naturally found in plants and serve as growth factors (also used in the food industry)
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gibberellic acid
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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}. MI11… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gibberellic acid — [jib΄ər el′ik] n. [< GIBBERELLIN + IC] an acid, C19H22O6, isolated from various fungi and other plants, and used to increase the growth of plants and seedlings and to improve the yield of certain fruit bearing plants … English World dictionary
Gibberellic acid — Chembox new ImageFile = Gibberellic acid.svg ImageSize = 240px IUPACName = OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 77 06 5 EINECS = 201 001 0 PubChem = 522636 SMILES = ChEBI = 28833 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = C19H22O6… … Wikipedia
gibberellic acid — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gibberellic acid — noun Date: 1954 a crystalline acid C19H22O6 that is a gibberellin used especially in the malting of barley … New Collegiate Dictionary
gibberellic acid — noun a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin • Hypernyms: ↑gibberellin … Useful english dictionary
gibberellic acid — /jib euh rel ik, jib / a gibberellin C18H21O4COOH, produced as a metabolite by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, used as a stimulator of plant growth. [1950 55; < NL Gibberell(a) (L gibber hump + ella ELLA) + IC] * * * … Universalium
gibberellic acid — noun An organic compound, one of the gibberellins, obtained from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, that functions as a growth hormone in plants … Wiktionary
gibberellic acid — An auxin, i.e., a plant hormone which stimulates growth; most prominent of the plant growth promoting metabolites of Gibberella fujikuroi. Used as a plant growth regulator and promoter, especially the growth of seedlings. Used also as a food… … Medical dictionary
gibberellic acid — gib′ber•el′lic ac′id [[t]ˈdʒɪb əˈrɛl ɪk, ˌdʒɪb [/t]] n. biochem. bot chem. a gibberellin, C19H22O6, produced as a metabolite by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, used as a stimulator of plant growth • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
