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ecdysones

ecdysones is the plural of ecdysone.

Meaning of ecdysone

Noun

ecdysone (countable and uncountable, plural ecdysones)

  1. A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.

Questions about ecdysones

What is ecdysones the plural of?
Ecdysones is the plural of ecdysone.

Words near ecdysones in the dictionary

  1. ecdysoid
  2. ecdysoids
  3. ecdyson
  4. ecdysone
  5. ecdysoneless
  6. ecdysones
  7. ecdysonoic
  8. ecdysonoic acid
  9. ecdysozoa
  10. ecdysozoan
  11. ecdysozoans

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