indoleacetic acid \in"dole*a*cet"ic ac"id\ ([i^]n"d[=o]l), n.
(Chem., Bot.)
A plant hormone ({C10H9NO2}) recognized as the principle
growth regulator in higher plants; called also {heteroauxin}.
Abbreviated {IAA}. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.
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