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ecdysone

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ec·dy·sone  (kd-sn)
n.
A steroid hormone produced by insects and crustaceans that promotes growth and controls molting.
[ecdys(is) + (horm)one.]
ecdysone [ɛkˈdaɪˌsəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a hormone secreted by the prothoracic gland of insects that controls ecdysis and stimulates metamorphosis
[from German ecdyson, from Greek ekdusis; see ecdysis]


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