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methoprene

methoprene noun: a juvenile hormone analogue that acts as a growth regulator, sometimes used as an insecticide.

Noun

methoprene (uncountable)

  1. A juvenile hormone analogue that acts as a growth regulator, sometimes used as an insecticide.

Questions about methoprene

What does methoprene mean?
Methoprene means a juvenile hormone analogue that acts as a growth regulator, sometimes used as an insecticide.
What part of speech is methoprene?
Methoprene is a noun.

Words near methoprene in the dictionary

  1. Methonean
  2. Methoni
  3. methonium
  4. methoniums
  5. methopholine
  6. methoprene
  7. methoprotryne
  8. methorphan
  9. methorphans
  10. methoserpidine
  11. methosulfate

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