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🌱 A plant hormone 🩸 A body protein
kinin

kinin

9.9
A chemical in plants that makes cells divide and keeps leaves green longer
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : cinetina
  • Gardeners may apply synthetic kinin to encourage greener, longer-lasting leaves.

Examples

  • Plants produce kinins to promote cell division.

  • Kinin levels rise in plant tissues during periods of rapid cell division and growth.

  • Research shows that kinin can help delay leaf senescence in many crops.

  • The kinin levels in the plant help stimulate growth.

  • Kinin levels rise in plant tissues during periods of rapid cell division and growth.

  • Gardeners may apply synthetic kinin to encourage greener, longer-lasting leaves.

  • Research shows that kinin can help delay leaf senescence in many crops.

Synonyms

cytokinin
vskinin
  • Specialized
8.2

A plant hormone that makes cells divide and keeps leaves green longer

is the same class but named more generally for leaf aging control
kinetin
vskinin
  • Specialized
8.2

A plant chemical that makes cells divide and grow

is focused on plant cell division rather than external skincare applications

Surface Forms

kinin singular
kinins plural

Etymology

Kinin comes from an old Greek root kinein meaning 'to move', the same idea you see in kinetic. In plants, kinin helps cells divide and stay active, so thinking of it as a little 'mover' helps remember it keeps leaves growing and looking younger.