The queen substance of honeybees, which inhibits ovary development…in workers, is a pheromone (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pher·o·mone — /ˈferəˌmoʊn/ noun, pl mones [count] biology : a chemical substance that an animal or insect produces in order to attract other animals or insects and especially a mate … Useful english dictionary
pher — pher·e·crat·ic; phi·los·o·pher; pho·nog·ra·pher; pho·tog·ra·pher; phys·i·og·ra·pher; plas·ma·pher·e·sis; por·nog·ra·pher; pot·a·mog·ra·pher; psy·chog·ra·pher; pte·rog·ra·pher; py·rog·ra·pher; ra·di·og·ra·pher; rhypa·rog·ra·pher; sce·nog·ra·pher;… … English syllables
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
pheromone — pher·o·mone … English syllables
pheromone — pher•o•mone [[t]ˈfɛr əˌmoʊn[/t]] n. anb any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species • Etymology: 1959; < Gk phér(ein) to bear, bring + o + (hor) mone… … From formal English to slang
pheromone — pher|o|mone [ˈferəməun US moun] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: pherein to carry + English mone (as in hormone)] a chemical that is produced by people s and animals bodies and is thought to influence the behaviour of other … Dictionary of contemporary English
pheromone — pher|o|mone [ ferə,moun ] noun count TECHNICAL a chemical that an animal produces that spreads in the air and influences the behavior of other animals of the same type … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pheromone — An agent secreted by an individual that produces a change in the sexual or social behavior of another individual of the same species; a volatile hormone that acts as a behavior altering agent. The term pheromone is usually used for sexual… … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
