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feromone

feromone is the alternative spelling of pheromone.

Meaning of pheromone

Noun

pheromone (plural pheromones)

  1. A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

Forms of feromone

pluralferomones

Questions about feromone

What is feromone the alternative spelling of?
Feromone is the alternative spelling of pheromone.

Words near feromone in the dictionary

  1. ferocities
  2. ferocity
  3. Ferodale
  4. feroher
  5. ferohers
  6. feromone
  7. feromones
  8. Feronia
  9. Feros
  10. ferosh
  11. feroshes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: feromone (page history and authors); pheromone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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