abscisic acid

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.ˈsɪz.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/, /ˌæb.ˈsɪs.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/

Noun

abscisic acid (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A terpenoid best known as a plant hormone that inhibits seed germination and was once thought to be important in abscission.

   Synonym: dormin

Translations

plant hormone that inhibits seed germination

• Catalan: àcid abscísic m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脫落酸／脱落酸 (tuōluòsuān)

• Dutch: abscisinezuur n
• Estonian: abstsiishape
• Finnish: abskissihappo
• French: acide abscissique (fr) m
• German: Abscisinsäure f
• Greek: αψισικό οξύ n (apsisikó oxý)
• Indonesian: asam absisat
• Italian: acido abscissico m
• Javanese: asem absisat
• Malay: asid absisik
• Portuguese: ácido abscísico m
• Russian: абсци́зовая кислота́ (ru) f (abscízovaja kislotá)
• Spanish: ácido abscísico m
• Welsh: asid absgisic m