antijuvenile

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adjective

That counters the effect of juvenile hormones

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Meanings

adjectiveantijuvenile (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat counters the effect of juvenile hormones

    Later, the compound became known as precocene II after its specific antijuvenile hormone activity in insects was discovered [2 ].

    2015 August 7, “Precocene II, a Trichothecene Production Inhibitor, Binds to Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel and Increases the Superoxide Level in Mitochondria of Fusarium graminearum”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From anti- + juvenile.

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APA

antijuvenile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antijuvenile

MLA

“antijuvenile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antijuvenile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antijuvenile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antijuvenile.

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