gibberellic acid
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gib·ber·el·lic acid
(jĭb′ə-rĕl′ĭk)n.
A plant hormone, C19H22O6, that promotes processes such as seed germination, flowering, and stem elongation. It is also present in certain fungi.
[From gibberellin.]
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gibberellic acid
(ˌdʒɪbəˈrɛlɪk)n
(Botany) a slightly soluble crystalline plant hormone first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi: a gibberellin. Formula: C19H22O6
[C20: from New Latin Gibberella, literally: a little hump, from Latin gibber hump + -ic]
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gib′ber•el′lic ac′id
(ˈdʒɪb əˈrɛl ɪk, ˌdʒɪb-)n.
a gibberellin, C19H22O6, produced as a metabolite by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, used as a stimulator of plant growth.
[1950–55]
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| Noun | 1. | gibberellic acid - a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin gibberellin - a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth |
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