IAA

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  IAA \IAA\ n.
     Indoleacetic acid, a plant hormone promoting elongation of
     stems and roots. [Acronym]
  
     Syn: indoleacetic acid.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  indoleacetic acid \in"dole*a*cet"ic ac"id\ ([i^]n"d[=o]l), n.
     (Chem., Bot.)
     A plant hormone ({C10H9NO2}) recognized as the principle
     growth regulator in higher plants; called also {heteroauxin}.
     Abbreviated {IAA}. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  IAA
       n 1: a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
            [syn: {indoleacetic acid}]
       2: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals;
          seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate
          United States interests; responsible for bombings and
          kidnappings and killling Western tourists in Yemen [syn: {Islamic
          Army of Aden}, {Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan}, {Aden-Abyan
          Islamic Army}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IAA
       Initial Address Acknowledgment
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IAA
       Intel Application Accelerator