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indolebutyric acid

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in⋅dole⋅bu⋅tyr⋅ic ac⋅id

  [in-dohl-byoo-tir-ik, in-]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C12H13O2N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.
Origin:
1935–40; indole + butyric
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in·dole·bu·tyr·ic acid   (ĭn'dōl-byōō-tîr'ĭk)   
n.  A synthetic compound, C12H13NO2, used to regulate plant growth and development.
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