alarm substance

noun

A chemical emitted from the skin of a fish after an injury that warns nearby fish of danger.

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Meanings

nounalarm substance (plural alarm substances)

plural alarm substances

  1. biologyA chemical emitted from the skin of a fish after an injury that warns nearby fish of danger.
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