zeatin

noun

ze·​a·​tin ˈzē-ə-tən 

: a cytokinin C₁₀H₁₃N₅O first isolated from the endosperm of corn

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Zea, genus of grasses including corn + English -tin (as in kinetin) — more at zein

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for zeatin

• sisseton
• unbeaten
• uneaten
• wahpeton
• beaten
• cretin
• eaten
• sweeten
• teton
• wheaten
• phenacetin

Medical Definition

zeatin

noun

ze·​a·​tin ˈzē-ət-ən 

: a cytokinin first isolated from the endosperm of Indian corn