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in'dole•bu•tyr'ic ac'id

Pronunciation: (in'dōl-byOO-tir'ik, in"-), [key] Biochem.
a white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C₁₂H₁₃O₂N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

indoleacetic acid

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