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maleic hydrazide

maleic hydrazide noun: a plant growth regulator that reduces growth through preventing cell division but not cell enlargement, often applied to the foliage of potato, onion, garlic and carrot crops to prevent sprouting during storage.

Noun

maleic hydrazide (uncountable)

  1. A plant growth regulator that reduces growth through preventing cell division but not cell enlargement, often applied to the foliage of potato, onion, garlic and carrot crops to prevent sprouting during storage.

Questions about maleic hydrazide

What does maleic hydrazide mean?
Maleic hydrazide means a plant growth regulator that reduces growth through preventing cell division but not cell enlargement, often applied to the foliage of potato, onion, garlic and carrot crops to prevent sprouting during storage.
What part of speech is maleic hydrazide?
Maleic hydrazide is a noun.

Words near maleic hydrazide in the dictionary

  1. maleformations
  2. Malegaon
  3. maleic
  4. maleic acid
  5. maleic anhydride
  6. maleic hydrazide
  7. maleimide
  8. maleimides
  9. maleimidyl
  10. maleinanhydride
  11. Malek

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