gibberellic acid
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gib·ber·el·lic ac·id
(jib'ĕr-el-ik as'id),An auxin, that is, a plant hormone that 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 and also as a food additive in the malting of barley.
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gibberellic acid
a crystalline acid that occurs in plants having similar growth-promoting effects to GIBBERELLINS.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005