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ALL meanings of ecdysone

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  • noun ecdysone A steroid hormone that controls molting in insects and other arthropods. 1
  • noun ecdysone an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis. 1
  • noun ecdysone a hormone secreted by the prothoracic gland of insects that controls ecdysis and stimulates metamorphosis 0
  • noun ecdysone a hormone produced in the prothoracic glands of insects or in similar glands in crustaceans, for stimulating growth and the molting of the exoskeleton 0
  • noun ecdysone A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting. 0
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