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pheromone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pher·o·mone /ˈferəməʊn $ -moʊn/ noun [countable usually plural]  a chemical that is produced by people’s and animals’ bodies and is thought to influence the behaviour of other people or animals 信息素,外激素
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pheromoneWhen, for instance in Solenopsis, the food source is so large that many ants are needed, mass-acting pheromones are released.Do plants, then, also communicate by means of airborne pheromones or in some other, perhaps more subtle fashion, as well?Pests are monitored with traps laced with attractive pheromones, to time limited chemical spraying with ultra-low volume equipment.Meanwhile, new subscribers began to flock, like moths scenting pheromones, to the Times.
Origin pheromone (1900-2000) Greek pherein to carry + English -mone (as in hormone)
pher·o·mone nounChineseSyllable
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pheromone
pheromone /ˈferəməʊn $ -moʊn/ noun [countable usually plural]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: 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 people or animals


phero·moneBrE /ˈferəməʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈferəmoʊn/ 🔊 noun (biology 生物) a substance produced by an animal as a chemical signal, often to attract another animal of the same species 外激素;信息素