Etymology

phytoecdysone

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Today it means: Any ecdysone of plant origin Full definition →

English ecdysone ← Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  2. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  3. Englishphyto-
  4. Englishecdysone
  5. English todayphytoecdysone

From phyto- + ecdysone.

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