How to Pronounce “strigolactone” in English
/strɪgɒlæktɒʊn/
stri·go·lac·tone
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IPA/strɪgɒlæktɒʊn/
Syllablesstri·go·lac·tone
What does “strigolactone” mean?
NOUN
- Any of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching.
Example sentences
- “2004, Christine A. Beveridge, Catherine Rameau, E2A: Strigolactones: The New Class of Branching Hormones, Peter J. Davies (editor), Plant Hormones: Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction, Action!, page 513, Orthologous strigolactone response mutants (max2/ore9 in Arabidopsis, rms4 in pea, d3 in rice) have been of major value to demonstrate the specificity of action of strigolactones (13, 22).”
How to pronounce “strigolactone”
- Syllables:
- stri · go · lac · tone
- IPA:
- /strɪgɒlæktɒʊn/
- Listen for:
- the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.
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How do you pronounce “strigolactone”?
“strigolactone” is pronounced /strɪgɒlæktɒʊn/ (stri · go · lac · tone). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.
How many syllables are in “strigolactone”?
“strigolactone” has 4 syllables: stri · go · lac · tone.
What does “strigolactone” mean?
Any of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching.