zeatin

English

Molecular structure of zeatin

Etymology

Derived from the genus of plants Zea, where it was first discovered. See -in.

Noun

zeatin (countable and uncountable, plural zeatins)

1. A plant hormone derived from adenine, having the chemical formula C₁₀H₁₃N₅O.

Hypernyms

• cytokinin

Derived terms

• dihydrozeatin
• ribosylzeatin

Translations

plant hormone

• Spanish: zeatina f

Anagrams

• Zenati, Zetina, zentai