abscisin

Variant of abscisic acid

abscisic acid definition

ab·scisic acid (ab sis′ik, -siz′-)

an organic acid, CHO, which acts as a growth regulator causing dormancy and abscission of leaves and fruit
sometimes called abscisin ab·scis′in (ab sis′in, -siz′-)

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