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ecdysterone

ecdysterone noun: 20-hydroxyecdysone, a naturally occurring ecdysteroid hormone which controls the ecdysis (moulting) and metamorphosis of arthropods.

Noun

ecdysterone (uncountable)

  1. 20-hydroxyecdysone, a naturally occurring ecdysteroid hormone which controls the ecdysis (moulting) and metamorphosis of arthropods.

Questions about ecdysterone

What does ecdysterone mean?
Ecdysterone means 20-hydroxyecdysone, a naturally occurring ecdysteroid hormone which controls the ecdysis (moulting) and metamorphosis of arthropods.
What part of speech is ecdysterone?
Ecdysterone is a noun.

Words near ecdysterone in the dictionary

  1. ecdysteroid
  2. ecdysteroidal
  3. ecdysteroidogenesis
  4. ecdysteroidogenic
  5. ecdysteroids
  6. ecdysterone
  7. ecdysteroside
  8. ECE
  9. ECEC
  10. ECECs
  11. Eceni

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