abscisic

English

Etymology

From abscise +‎ -icCategory:English terms suffixed with -ic#ABSCISIC.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

abscisic (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ABSCISICCategory:English adjectives#ABSCISICCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#ABSCISICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABSCISICCategory:Pages with entries#ABSCISICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ABSCISIC

  1. Of or pertaining to abscisic acid or its derivatives. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
    • 2015 August 18, Clelia De-la-Peña et al., “The role of chromatin modifications in somatic embryogenesis in plants”, in Frontiers in Plant Science‎, volume 6, →DOI:
      SE onset depends on a complex network of interactions among plant growth regulators, mainly auxins and cytokinins, during the proembryogenic early stages, and ethylene and gibberellic and abscisic acids later in the development of somatic embryos.
      Category:English terms with quotations#ABSCISIC

Derived terms

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abscisic”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
Category:English 3-syllable words Category:English adjectives Category:English lemmas Category:English terms suffixed with -ic Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with quotations Category:English uncomparable adjectives Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries