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ec·dy·sone
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ˈɛk
dəˌzoʊn
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/
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noun
an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
Origin:
1955–60;
ecdys(is)
+
-one
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ecdysone
(ɛkˈdaɪˌsəʊn)
—
n
a hormone secreted by the prothoracic gland of insects that controls ecdysis and stimulates metamorphosis
[C20: from German
ecdyson,
from Greek
ekdusis;
see
ecdysis
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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