jasmonic acid

English

Noun

jasmonic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) An oxylipin lipid, containing a cyclopentanone ring, related to the prostaglandins; its esters, the jasmonates, are responsible for the smell of jasmine and act as plant hormones
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