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daminozide

[ duh-min-uh-zahyd ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a plant-growth retardant, C 6 H 12 N 2 O 3 , used commercially on apples.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of daminozide1

d(imethyl) + amino- + (hydra)zide components of the chemical name

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