Fruit ripening gas
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ETHENEFruit-ripening gas
ETHENEGas given off by ripening fruit
ethyleneA flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkene series, occurring in natural gas, coal gas, and crude oil and given off by ripening fruit. It is used in chemical synthesis, esp. in the manufacture of polyethylene
ALARFormer fruit ripening retardant
ETHENEEmission of ripening fruit
geocarpicof fruit, ripening underground
maturationThe ripening of fruit
geocarpya ripening of fruit underground
geocarpiesGEOCARPY, a ripening of fruit underground
blettingthe ripening of fruit until the desired degree of softness is attained.
blettingthe ripening of fruit, esp. of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained
strobiloidlike a strobile, a scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants
hypogeousgrowing under ground; remaining under ground; ripening its fruit under ground, like a truffle also HYPOGAEAL, HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN
ethephonsolid compound, C2H6ClO3P, used as a growth regulator to accelerate the ripening of tomatoes, citrus fruit, apples, and other crops
rubusany of a genus (Rubus) of plants (as a blackberry or a raspberry) of the rose family with leaves that typically have three to seven leaflets or that are simple and lobed, white or pink flowers, usually prickly stems, and a mass of carpels ripening into an aggregate fruit composed of many drupelets