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pheromones

pheromones is the plural of pheromone.

Meaning of pheromone

Noun

pheromone (plural pheromones)

  1. A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

Phrases with pheromones

Questions about pheromones

What is pheromones the plural of?
Pheromones is the plural of pheromone.

Words near pheromones in the dictionary

  1. pherogram
  2. pherograms
  3. pheromonal
  4. pheromonally
  5. pheromone
  6. pheromones
  7. pheromonic
  8. pheromonostasis
  9. pheromonostatic
  10. pheromonotropic
  11. pheromotropic

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