[ əˌli:ləʊ'kɛmɪk(ə)l ]
■ noun Biology a chemical produced by a living organism which exerts a detrimental physiological effect on another species.
Origin
1970s: from Gk allēl- 'one another' + chemical .
[ əˌli:ləʊ'kɛmɪk(ə)l ]
■ noun Biology a chemical produced by a living organism which exerts a detrimental physiological effect on another species.
Origin
1970s: from Gk allēl- 'one another' + chemical .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004