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antiauxin

American

[an-tee-awk-sin, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈɔk sɪn, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

Biochemistry.

a substance that inhibits the growth-regulating function of an auxin.

Etymology

Origin of antiauxin

First recorded in 1950–55; anti- + auxin

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