queen substance
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queen substance
n
(Zoology) a pheromone secreted by queen honeybees and consumed by the workers, in whom it causes suppression of egg-laying
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queen′ sub`stance
n.
a pheromone secreted by the queen honeybee and absorbed by the worker bees, preventing them from producing or rearing rival queens.
[1950–55]
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