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hydroxyecdysone

hydroxyecdysone noun: a sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods.

Noun

hydroxyecdysone (plural hydroxyecdysones)

  1. A sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods

Forms of hydroxyecdysone

pluralhydroxyecdysones

Origin of hydroxyecdysone

From hydroxy- + ecdysone.

Questions about hydroxyecdysone

What does hydroxyecdysone mean?
Hydroxyecdysone means a sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods.
What part of speech is hydroxyecdysone?
Hydroxyecdysone is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyecdysone?
The plural of hydroxyecdysone is hydroxyecdysones.

Words near hydroxyecdysone in the dictionary

  1. hydroxydienone
  2. hydroxydienones
  3. hydroxydione
  4. hydroxydopamine
  5. hydroxydopamines
  6. hydroxyecdysone
  7. hydroxyecdysones
  8. hydroxyectoine
  9. hydroxyectoines
  10. hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
  11. hydroxyergocalciferol

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