˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

cytokinin

[ sahy-tuh-kahy-nin ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of plant hormones, produced by the roots and traveling upward through the xylem, that promote tissue growth and budding and, on application, retard plant senescence.


cytokinin

/ ËŒ²õ²¹Éª³Ùəʊˈ°ì²¹Éª²Ôɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. any of a group of plant hormones that promote cell division and retard ageing in plants Also calledkinin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cytokinin

/ ²õī′tÉ™-°ìī′²ÔÄ­²Ô /

  1. Any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and growth and delay the senescence of leaves. Cytokinins are synthesized mainly in root tips.
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cytokinin1

First recorded in 1960–65; cyto- + -kinin
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Plant hormones like auxin and cytokinin have been connected to the angle of root growth in the past, but the mechanisms of that connection have remained poorly understood.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement