gibberellic acid
/ˌdʒɪbəˈrɛlɪk
/noun [mass noun]
A gibberellin which is used commercially, notably in germinating barley for malt.They assessed the reaction of a collection of dwarf barley lines to the application of gibberellic acid....
- The effects of gibberellic acid on stomatal diffusive resistance have been shown previously.
- A number of alternative dwarfing genes have been reported to reduce plant height in wheat but show sensitivity to exogenous gibberellic acid.
Origin
1950s: gibberellic from modern Latin Gibberella (see gibberellin) + -ic.
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