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juvenomimetic

juvenomimetic adjective: preventing metamorphosis in insects by imitating the effects of juvenile hormones.

Adjective

juvenomimetic (not comparable)

  1. Preventing metamorphosis in insects by imitating the effects of juvenile hormones.
    • 16 plants were collected locally, of which 12 showed presence of juvenomimetic activity in the extract by the method employed for the study, whereas the remaining 4 did not give any positive indication of this activity in their extracts.1975 October 15, V. K. K. Prabhu, M. John, “Juvenomimetic activity in some plants”, in Experientia, volume 31, →DOI, page 913

Origin of juvenomimetic

From juveno- + mimetic.

Questions about juvenomimetic

What does juvenomimetic mean?
Juvenomimetic means preventing metamorphosis in insects by imitating the effects of juvenile hormones.
What part of speech is juvenomimetic?
Juvenomimetic is an adjective.

Words near juvenomimetic in the dictionary

  1. juvenocracy
  2. juvenocratic
  3. juvenoia
  4. juvenoid
  5. juvenoids
  6. juvenomimetic
  7. juvenophilia
  8. juvenophobia
  9. Juventas
  10. Juvera
  11. Juveria

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