ALL meanings of ecdysone
ec·dy·sone
E e - 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