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INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does indolebutyric acid mean?
• INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID (noun)
The noun INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
Familiarity information: INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("indolebutyric acid" is a kind of...):
auxin (a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth)
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"He who protects himself from cold also wards off heat." (Corsican proverb)