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CYTOKININ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cytokinin mean?
• CYTOKININ (noun)
The noun CYTOKININ has 1 sense:
1. any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves
Familiarity information: CYTOKININ used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
cytokinin; kinin
Hypernyms ("cytokinin" is a kind of...):
growth regulator; phytohormone; plant hormone ((botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone)
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