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Lee-Boot effect

Lee-Boot effect noun: a phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males.

Noun

Lee-Boot effect (plural Lee-Boot effects)

  1. A phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males.

Forms of Lee-Boot effect

pluralLee-Boot effects

Origin of Lee-Boot effect

Described in a 1956 paper by S. van der Lee and L. M. Boot.

Questions about Lee-Boot effect

What does Lee-Boot effect mean?
Lee-Boot effect means a phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and isolated from males.
What part of speech is Lee-Boot effect?
Lee-Boot effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Lee-Boot effect?
The plural of Lee-Boot effect is Lee-Boot effects.

Words near Lee-Boot effect in the dictionary

  1. Lee Roy
  2. lee shore
  3. lee shores
  4. Lee Vining
  5. Lee's Summit
  6. Lee-Boot effect
  7. Lee-Boot effects
  8. Lee-Enfield
  9. Lee-Enfields
  10. lee-gage
  11. lee-ho

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