Ectohormone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ectohormone is a noun meaning (biology) Any hormone that is secreted into an individual's environment and affects the behaviour or activity of another individual (of the same or different species) in the manner of a pheromone.
Meaning
(biology) Any hormone that is secreted into an individual's environment and affects the behaviour or activity of another individual (of the same or different species) in the manner of a pheromone.
Word Forms
- ectohormones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pheromone, hormonome, hormonomics, allomone, hormonogenesis, hormesis.
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