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- [awk-sin]
- /ˈɔk sɪn/
- /ˈɔːk.sɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awk-sin]
- /ˈɔk sɪn/
Definitions of auxin word
- noun auxin any of various plant hormones, such as indoleacetic acid, that promote growth and control fruit and flower development. Synthetic auxins are widely used in agriculture and horticulture 3
- noun auxin a plant hormone, esp. indoleacetic acid, produced in the fruits, seeds, leaves, or stem tips, to promote longitudinal growth and to control bud growth, root formation, leaf abscission, etc.: also produced synthetically 3
- noun auxin a class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, especially root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop. 1
- noun auxin A plant hormone that causes the elongation of cells in shoots and is involved in regulating plant growth. 1
- noun auxin plant hormone 1
- noun auxin (botany) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle. 0
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Origin of auxin
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; aux- + -in2
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Parts of speech for Auxin
noun
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auxin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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