heteroauxin

[ het-uh-roh-awk-sin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. indoleacetic acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heteroauxin¹

First recorded in 1930–35; hetero- + auxin

Example Sentences

Heteroauxin has the astonishing effect of making roots sprout from the stem in shaggy masses like beards.

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Eastman Kodak Co. was selling a near chemical kin of heteroauxin�indole-3n-propionic acid.

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This is called Auxin A. In 1934 the Utrecht researchers followed with Auxin B and heteroauxin.

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Dr. Link had found a plant hormone called heteroauxin, previously found elsewhere, in the nodules of red kidney beans.

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Dr. Link succeeded in inducing galls by application of heteroauxin, keeping the bacterium away from the scene of operation.

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