Definition of Gibberellic acid

1. Noun. A crystalline acid associated with gibberellin.

Generic synonyms: Gibberellin

Definition of Gibberellic acid

1. Noun. (context: hormone organic compound) An organic compound, one of the gibberellins, obtained from the fungus ''Gibberella fujikuroi'', that functions as a growth hormone in plants. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gibberellic acid

1. Diterpenoid compounds with gibberellin activity in plants. at least 70 related gibberellic acids have been described and designated as a series GA1, GA2 etc. (17 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gibberellic Acid

gib-cat
gib-cats
gib boom
gib booms
gibanica
gibanicas
gibbartas
gibbed
gibber
gibber plain
gibber plains
gibberbird
gibbered
gibberella
gibberellic
gibberellic acid (current term)
gibberellin
gibberellin 3beta-hydroxylase
gibberellins
gibberer
gibberers
gibbering
gibberingly
gibberings
gibberish
gibberishes
gibberishlike
gibbers
gibbet

Literary usage of Gibberellic acid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Ч May 1970 gibberellic acid: A Growth Factor in the Unicellular Alga Gymnodinium breve ... The maximum effect was obtained with 10~7 molar gibberellic acid, ..."

2. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"... not in shoots or roots, and show different expression profiles during germination and when the seeds are treated with gibberellic acid. ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(2) The gibberellic acid produced is of 80 percent purity or better. (3) The empirical formula of gibberellic acid is represented by ..."

4. Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisoning by Donald P. Morgan (1989)
"TOXICOLOGY OF gibberellic acid Experimental animals tolerate large oral doses ... MANAGEMENT OF gibberellic acid EXPOSURE Wash contamination from skin with ..."

5. Tissue Culture: Plants: A Bibliography, January 1992-March 1994 by Henry Gilbert (1995)
"P56 The effects of gibberellic acid, fluridone, abscisic acid and paclobutrazol on anther culture of Brussels sprouts. Biddington, NL; Sutherland, RA; ..."

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