Dehydroecdysone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dehydroecdysone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric steroids; 3-dehydroecdysone plays a role in insect hormone biosynthesis.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric steroids; 3-dehydroecdysone plays a role in insect hormone biosynthesis.
Word Forms
- dehydroecdysones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hydroxyecdysone, phytoecdysone, edysteroid, ecdysterone, ecdysteroid, dehydroepisterol.
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