ABSCISSIN

Etymology

Noun

abscissin (usually uncountable, plural abscissins)

(biochemistry, dated) A plant hormone controlling the dropping off or abscission of certain plant parts, notably the leaves of trees in autumn or cotton bolls.

Usage notes

• In recent years this term has been replaced by abscisic acid

Anagrams

• abscisins

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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