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PRONUNCIATION OF NYCTINASTIC

nyctinastic  [ˌnɪktɪˈnæstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NYCTINASTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nyctinastic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NYCTINASTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nyctinastic

Nyctinasty

Nyctinasty is the circadian rhythmic nastic movement of higher plants in response to the onset of darkness. Examples are the closing of the petals of a flower at dusk and the sleep movements of the leaves of many legumes. Nyctinastic movements are associated with diurnal light and temperature changes and controlled by the circadian clock and the light receptor phytochrome. Several leaf-opening and leaf-closing factors have been characterized biochemically. Anatomically, the movements are mediated by pulvini. In the SLEEPLESS mutation of Lotus japonicus, the pulvini are changed into petiole-like structures, rendering the plant incapable of closing its leaflets at night.

Definition of nyctinastic in the English dictionary

The definition of nyctinastic in the dictionary is of or relating to a nastic movement, such as the closing of petals, that occurs in response to the alternation of day and night.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NYCTINASTIC


drastic
ˈdræstɪk
dynastic
daɪˈnæstɪk
elastic
ɪˈlæstɪk
enthusiastic
ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk
epinastic
ˌɛpɪˈnæstɪk
fantastic
fænˈtæstɪk
gymnastic
dʒɪmˈnæstɪk
hyponastic
ˌhaɪpəˈnæstɪk
mastic
ˈmæstɪk
monastic
məˈnæstɪk
photonastic
ˌfəʊtəˈnæstɪk
plastic
ˈplæstɪk
pleonastic
pliːəˈnæstɪk
predynastic
ˌpriːdaɪˈnæstɪk
sarcastic
sɑːˈkæstɪk
scholastic
skəˈlæstɪk
seismonastic
ˈsaɪzməˌnæstɪk
semimonastic
ˌsemɪməˈnæstɪk
stochastic
stɒˈkæstɪk
thermoplastic
ˌθɜːməʊˈplæstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NYCTINASTIC

nybble
NYC
nychthemeral
nychthemeron
nyctaginaceous
nyctalope
nyctalopia
nyctalopic
nyctalops
nyctanthous
nyctinasty
nyctitropic
nyctitropism
nyctophobia
nyctophobic
nye
Nyeman
Nyerere
nylghau
nylon

WORDS THAT END LIKE NYCTINASTIC

antineoplastic
bombastic
domestic
dysplastic
foam plastic
hyperplastic
hypoplastic
inelastic
lymphoblastic
megaloblastic
myeloblastic
orgastic
orgiastic
phantastic
pyroclastic
reinforced plastic
Silastic
spastic
trophoblastic
unenthusiastic
viscoelastic

Synonyms and antonyms of nyctinastic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Trends of use of nyctinastic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NYCTINASTIC»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NYCTINASTIC»

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Plant-Environment Interactions: From Sensory Plant Biology ...
Angew Chem Int Ed 47:7289–7292 Ohnuki T, Ueda M, Yamamura S (1998) Molecular mechanism of the control of nyctinastic leaf-movement by biological clock in Lespedeza cuneata G. Don. Tetrahedron 54:12173–12184 Satter RL, Galston ...
Frantisek Baluska, 2009
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Plant Electrophysiology: Signaling and Responses
Nature 468:400–405 Shigemori H, Sakai N, Miyoshi E, Shizuri Y, Yamamura S ( 1989) Potassium lespedezate and potassium isolespedezate, bioactive substances concerned with the circadian rhythm in nyctinastic plants. Tetrahedron Lett ...
Alexander G. Volkov, 2012
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Current Organic Chemistry
Bioactive substances controlling the leaf-movement of the nyctinastic plant. Contracting Protein K+, H2O ^ T Fig. (25). The chemical. Potassium lespedezate ( 23) (Lespedeza cuneata G. Don) leaf-closing factor leaf-opening factor Fig. (24).
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Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research
Triconelline, a leaf-closing factor of the nyctinastic plant, Aeschynomene indica. Phytochemistry, 39, 817–819. Ueda, M., Shigemori-Suzuki, T. & Yamamura, S. ( 1995b). Phyllanthurinolactone, a leaf-closing factor of nyctinastic plant, ...
Celestino Santos-Buelga, Maria Teresa Escribano-Bailon, Vincenzo Lattanzio, 2011
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Principles of Plant Physiology
Walter Stiles. leaflet. As noted earlier, during the day the leaflets execute spontaneous movements, at night they all hang vertically downwards, as in Robinia. The type of nyctinastic movement in which the leaflets sink at night is fairly common.
Walter Stiles, 1994
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Functional Biology of Plants
Nyctinastic. Plants. Plants whose leaves or leaflets assume a vertical orientation in the dark are known as nyctinastic (Greek: night, close). These leaves open in the daylight. The opening and closure are on a circadian rhythm (see above), and ...
Martin J. Hodson, John A. Bryant, 2012
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Current Organic Chemistry
LC / NMR in natural products chemistry 575 Leaf-closing substance of nyctinastic plants 442 potassium chelidonate as 442 Leaf-opening substances of nyctinastic plants 450 potassium lespedezate as 451 Linear polyacetylenes 650 Liquid ...
8
Biology of Flowering Plants
Stomata, of marsh plants, 108, 171 of nyctinastic leaves, 171 of sun and shade leaves, 1 54 of succulents, 108 dimensions of, 91 ; distribution of, 90 ; . distribution of, on nyctinastic leaves, 206 ; numbers of, 90, 185 Stomatal movement, 102 and ...
Macgregor Skene, 2006
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Pigment of the Imagination: A History of Phytochrome Research
NYCTINASTIC PLANTS Ruth L. Satter (Fig. 23-1) tested the membrane hypothesis using nyctinastic plants at Yale, where she became a postdoctorate with Galston (Fig. 23-2) in 1967. Previous work had involved whole pinnae of Albizzia ...
Linda C. Sage, 1992
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Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research
This circadian rhythmic leaf movement known as nyctinasty is widely observed in leguminous plants. It was thought that nyctinastic movement was controlled by Schildknecht's turgorins (chemical factors controlling the turgor changes in plants  ...
Véronique Cheynier, Pascale Sarni-Manchado, Stéphane Quideau, 2012

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NYCTINASTIC»

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Why Do Flowers Close Up at Night?
Another theory suggests that nyctinastic plants are conserving energy — and perhaps their odor — for the daytime, when pollinating insects are ... «LiveScience.com, May 13»
2
Mobile Solar Power Blossoms In Arizona
The 18-panel device folds up and unfolds like a nyctinastic flower and the idea is that it can be used to power an electric vehicle, home ... «EarthTechling, Mar 13»

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