English

antiauxin

From anti- + auxin.

Formed from anti- + auxin

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- ‘to enlarge’

Ancient Greek αὐξάνω ‘to grow’

English auxin

Today it means

noun Any substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / antiauxin