If a goat's kid is taken away for only two hours from birth, the mother will reject it when it is returned. They probably become conditioned to its smell, or exohormones, at this time (Science Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hor´mone-like´ — hor|mone «HR mohn», noun. 1. a substance formed in the endocrine glands, which enters the bloodstream and affects or controls the activity of some organ, or of cells or tissues. Adrenalin and insulin are hormones. 2. a substance carried in the… … Useful english dictionary
hor|mone — «HR mohn», noun. 1. a substance formed in the endocrine glands, which enters the bloodstream and affects or controls the activity of some organ, or of cells or tissues. Adrenalin and insulin are hormones. 2. a substance carried in the protoplasm… … Useful english dictionary
neu|ro|hor|mone — «NUR oh HR mohn, NYUR », noun. a hormone that stimulates nerve cells or the nervous system … Useful english dictionary
phy|to|hor|mone — «FY toh HR mohn», noun. Botany, Chemistry. plant hormone … Useful english dictionary
pre|hor|mone — «pree HR mohn», noun. a rudimentary or incipient hormone … Useful english dictionary
pro|hor|mone — «proh HR mohn», noun. the inactive forerunner of a hormone; substance from which a hormone is built: »In the body, the molecule is first synthesized in the parathyroid gland as a prohormone, a long chain of 106 amino acids that are chemically… … Useful english dictionary
hor·mone — … Useful english dictionary
mone — an·ti·hor·mone; aux·i·mone; chro·mone; cre·mone; di·pneu·mone; ep·har·mone; hor·mone; is·an·e·mone; jas·mone; lep·to·sper·mone; par·mone; ter·mone; kai·ro·mone; par·a·thor·mone; pher·o·mone; plas·mone; … English syllables
hor — ab·hor; ab·hor·rence; ab·hor·rent; ab·hor·rent·ly; ab·hor·rer; an·ti·hor·mone; bo·hor; co·hor·ta·tion; de·hor·ta·tion; eich·hor·nia; ex·hor·ta·tion; ex·hor·tative; ex·hor·tato·ry; hor; hor·de·in; hor·de·nine; hor·de·o·lum; hor·de·um;… … English syllables
pher|o|mone — «FEHR uh mohn», noun. a substance secreted externally by certain animal species, especially insects, to affect the behavior or development of other members of the species: »The queen substance of honeybees, which inhibits ovary development…in… … Useful english dictionary
