English Explanatory Dictionary

pheromone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pheromone.wav

Word forms

pheromone pheromones

Etymology

From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone.

Derived words

allomone antipheromone kairomone mandibular pheromone Nasonov pheromone parapheromone pheromonal pheromonic pheromonostasis pheromonostatic pheromonotropic pheromotropic propheromone queen mandibular pheromone queen retinue pheromone
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