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Definition of Growth regulator
1. Noun. (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone.
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Specialized synonyms: Auxin, Gibberellin, Cytokinin, Kinin
Generic synonyms: Plant Product
Lexicographical Neighbors of Growth Regulator
Literary usage of Growth regulator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pesticides in the Next Decade: The Challenges Ahead: Third National Research (1994)
"... procedure for insect growth regulator diflubenzuron (trade name Dimilin) has
been developed. The method overcomes the main problem with chromatographic ..."
2. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"The ethylene-releasing growth regulator Florel— active ingredient, ethephon (2-chloroethyl
phosphoric acid)—is the most promising chemical for inducing ..."
3. Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery by Granvil D. Treece, Joe M. Fox (1999)
"Rotenone is commonly used in ponds to kill fish (by depleting the oxygen).
The major insect-growth regulator that has been tested for effects on ..."
4. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"In accord with its properties as a negative growth regulator, it was able to
suppress the proliferation of ..."
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