ALLELOCHEMICAL


Meaning of ALLELOCHEMICAL in English

[ 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 .

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