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phytotropin

phytotropin noun: any of a class of substances that inhibits auxin transport and therefore of root growth, gravitropism and phototropism.

Noun

phytotropin (plural phytotropins)

  1. Any of a class of substances that inhibits auxin transport and therefore of root growth, gravitropism and phototropism.

Forms of phytotropin

pluralphytotropins

Origin of phytotropin

From phyto- + -trope + -in.

Questions about phytotropin

What does phytotropin mean?
Phytotropin means any of a class of substances that inhibits auxin transport and therefore of root growth, gravitropism and phototropism.
What part of speech is phytotropin?
Phytotropin is a noun.
What is the plural of phytotropin?
The plural of phytotropin is phytotropins.

Words near phytotropin in the dictionary

  1. phytotron
  2. phytotronic
  3. phytotronics
  4. phytotrons
  5. phytotrophy
  6. phytotropin
  7. phytotropins
  8. phytovigilance
  9. phytoviral
  10. phytovirus
  11. phytoviruses

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