indolebutyric acid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′dōl byo̅o̅ tir′ik, in′-)


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in′dole•bu•tyr′ic ac′id  (in′dōl byo̅o̅ tir′ik, in′-),USA pronunciation [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrya white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C12H13O2N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.
  • indole + butyric 1935–40

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