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- [fer-uh-mohn]
- /ˈfɛr əˌmoʊn/
- /ˈfer.ə.məʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fer-uh-mohn]
- /ˈfɛr əˌmoʊn/
Definitions of pheromone word
- noun pheromone any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species. 1
- noun pheromone secretion causing sexual attraction 1
- countable noun pheromone Some animals and insects produce chemicals called pheromones which affect the behaviour of other animals and insects of the same type, for example by attracting them sexually. 0
- noun pheromone a chemical substance, secreted externally by certain animals, such as insects, affecting the behaviour or physiology of other animals of the same species 0
- noun pheromone any of various chemical substances, secreted externally by certain animals, that convey information to, and produce specific responses in, other individuals of the same species 0
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Origin of pheromone
First appearance:
before 1959 One of the 4% newest English words
1959; < Greek phér(ein) to bear, bring + -o- + (hor)mone
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Parts of speech for Pheromone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pheromone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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