ecdysteroid
Meanings
noun
- Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants.
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Etymology
From ecdysis (“shedding, moulting”) (from Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”)) + steroid.
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