Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibberellic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: gib-berel-lic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing gibberellic acid and its derivatives.

Example Sentences

"SE onset depends on a complex network of interactions among plant growth regulators, mainly auxins and cytokinins, during the proembryogenic early stages, and ethylene and gibberellic and abscisic acids later in the development of somatic embryos."

Etymology

From Gibberella + -ic.

Questions

What does gibberellic mean?: Describing gibberellic acid and its derivatives.
Where does gibberellic come from?: From Gibberella + -ic.

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