ECDYSONE


Meaning of ECDYSONE in English

[ 'ɛkdɪsəʊn , ɛk'dʌɪsəʊn ]

■ noun Biochemistry a steroid hormone that controls moulting in insects and other arthropods.

Origin

1950s: from Gk ekdusis 'shedding' + -one .

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