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bombykol

bombykol noun: a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates.

Noun

bombykol (plural bombykols)

  1. A pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates.

Forms of bombykol

pluralbombykols

Origin of bombykol

From Translingual Bombyx + English -ol.

Questions about bombykol

What does bombykol mean?
Bombykol means a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates.
What part of speech is bombykol?
Bombykol is a noun.
What is the plural of bombykol?
The plural of bombykol is bombykols.

Words near bombykol in the dictionary

  1. bombycilloids
  2. bombycine
  3. bombycinous
  4. bombycoid
  5. bombycoids
  6. bombykol
  7. bombykols
  8. bombyliid
  9. bombyliids
  10. bombylious
  11. bombyx

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