English Explanatory Dictionary

jasmonic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oxylipin lipid, containing a cyclopentanone ring, related to the prostaglandins; its esters, the jasmonates, are responsible for the smell of jasmine and act as plant hormones

Word forms

jasmonic acid
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