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abscisic acid

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ab⋅scis⋅ic ac⋅id

  [ab-sis-ik, -siz-]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a growth-regulating plant hormone, C15H20O4, that promotes dormancy and the aging and abscission of leaves.
Origin:
abscis(sion) + -ic, on the model of the earlier name abscisin (see -in 2 ), coined in 1961
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ab·scis·ic acid   (āb-sĭz'ĭk)   
n.   Abbr. ABA
A plant hormone, C15H20O4, involved in the abscission of leaves, flowers, and fruits and the dormancy of buds and seeds.
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