- auxin
- A group of plant growth regulators (natural or synthetic) which stimulate cell division, enlargement, apical dominance, root initiation, and flowering.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
auxin
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auxin — aux in n. 1. a substance which, in small concentrations, promotes root formation, bud growth, or certain other processes such as fruit ripening or leaf drop in plants. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
auxin — auxin. См. ауксин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
auxin — (n.) plant growth hormone, 1934, from German (1931), from Gk. auxein to increase (see AUGMENT (Cf. augment)) + chemical suffix IN (Cf. in) (2) … Etymology dictionary
auxin — [ôk′sin] n. [< Gr auxein, to increase (see WAX2) + IN1] a plant hormone, esp. indoleacetic acid, produced in the fruits, seeds, leaves, or stem tips, to promote longitudinal growth and to control bud growth, root formation, leaf abscission,… … English World dictionary
Auxin — Auxins are a class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormone or plant hormone). Auxins play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.OverviewAuxins derive their name from the… … Wikipedia
Auxin — Chemische Struktur von Indol 3 essigsäure, dem wichtigsten Auxin Gesunde Arabidops … Deutsch Wikipedia
auxin — auxinic, adj. /awk sin/, n. Biochem. a class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, esp. root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop. [1930 35; AUX + IN2] * * * Any of a group of hormones that… … Universalium
Auxin — Au|xin 〈n. 11〉 Pflanzenwuchsstoff [zu grch. auxein „wachsen“] * * * Au|xin [griech. aúxe̅ = Zuwachs, Vergrößerung; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: Sammelbez. für versch. Verb. mit Pflanzenwuchsstoffeigenschaften, z. B. ↑ Indolessigsäure (Auxin im engeren… … Universal-Lexikon
Auxin — Au|xin 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; Bot.〉 Pflanzenwuchsstoff [Etym.: <grch. auxin »wachsen«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
auxin — auksinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Augalų augimą reguliuojanti medžiaga, fitohormonas. atitikmenys: angl. auxin rus. ауксин … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
auxin — auksinas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Augimą skatinantis paties augalo endogeninis hormonas arba cheminiu būdu sintetinamas augalų augimo reguliatorius. atitikmenys: angl. auxin rus. ауксин … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
