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kinetin definition

☆ ki·netin (kī′nə tin)

noun

a substance, CHNO, found in many plants, that regulates growth by inducing cell division and cell differentiation

Etymology: kinet(ic) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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