How to Use auxin in a Sentence
auxin
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The key is auxin, a hormone that oversees all plant growth.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Plants use a hormone called auxin to regulate growth.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Each enzyme responds to a different auxin compound.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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When auxin disappears, the protein returns.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Pothos contain a hormone called auxin, which is the secret behind their rapid root growth rate and can lend a hand to your other houseplant varieties when propagating them in water.
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Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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Scientists adapted this process into the auxin-inducible degron, or AID, system.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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