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Bruce effect

Bruce effect noun: the tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male.

Noun

Bruce effect (plural Bruce effects)

  1. The tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male.

Forms of Bruce effect

pluralBruce effects

Origin of Bruce effect

First noted in 1959 by Hilda M. Bruce.

Questions about Bruce effect

What does Bruce effect mean?
Bruce effect means the tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male.
What part of speech is Bruce effect?
Bruce effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Bruce effect?
The plural of Bruce effect is Bruce effects.

Words near Bruce effect in the dictionary

  1. Brucatos
  2. Bruccoli
  3. Bruccolis
  4. bruce
  5. Bruce County
  6. Bruce effect
  7. Bruce effects
  8. Bruce Peninsula
  9. bruceantin
  10. brucebactin
  11. Brucedale

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