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dehydroecdysone

dehydroecdysone noun: any of several isomeric steroids; 3-dehydroecdysone plays a role in insect hormone biosynthesis.

Noun

dehydroecdysone (plural dehydroecdysones)

  1. Any of several isomeric steroids; 3-dehydroecdysone plays a role in insect hormone biosynthesis

Forms of dehydroecdysone

pluraldehydroecdysones

Origin of dehydroecdysone

From dehydro- + ecdysone.

Questions about dehydroecdysone

What does dehydroecdysone mean?
Dehydroecdysone means any of several isomeric steroids; 3-dehydroecdysone plays a role in insect hormone biosynthesis.
What part of speech is dehydroecdysone?
Dehydroecdysone is a noun.
What is the plural of dehydroecdysone?
The plural of dehydroecdysone is dehydroecdysones.

Words near dehydroecdysone in the dictionary

  1. dehydrodiconiferyl
  2. dehydrodimer
  3. dehydrodimerization
  4. dehydrodimerizations
  5. dehydrodimers
  6. dehydroecdysone
  7. dehydroecdysones
  8. dehydroemetine
  9. dehydroepiandrostenedione
  10. dehydroepiandrosterone
  11. dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate

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