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hydroxidanaidal

hydroxidanaidal noun: a particular male sex hormone that is the main component of the arctiid moth pheromone.

Noun

hydroxidanaidal (uncountable)

  1. A particular male sex hormone that is the main component of the arctiid moth pheromone.
    • Furthermore, male moths biosynthesized the sex pheromone hydroxidanaidal from PAs and passed on PAs to females as a nuptial gift; in turn, females endowed their eggs with this defense.2015 October 31, “Feeding on Host Plants with Different Concentrations and Structures of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Impacts the Chemical-Defense Effectiveness of a Specialist Herbivore”, in PLOS ONE...

Questions about hydroxidanaidal

What does hydroxidanaidal mean?
Hydroxidanaidal means a particular male sex hormone that is the main component of the arctiid moth pheromone.
What part of speech is hydroxidanaidal?
Hydroxidanaidal is a noun.

Words near hydroxidanaidal in the dictionary

  1. hydroxamides
  2. hydroxanthic
  3. hydroxanthic acid
  4. hydroxanthommatin
  5. hydroxic acid
  6. hydroxidanaidal
  7. hydroxide
  8. hydroxides
  9. hydroxido
  10. hydroxilase
  11. hydroxilic acid

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