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gibberellic acid

noun gib·ber·el·lic acid \ˌji-bə-ˈre-lik-\

Definition of GIBBERELLIC ACID

:  a crystalline acid C19H22O6 that is a gibberellin used especially in the malting of barley
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First Known Use of GIBBERELLIC ACID

1954

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