ecdysone

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noun

A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.

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Meanings

nounecdysone (countable and uncountable, plural ecdysones)

plural ecdysones

  1. countableuncountableA hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.
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APA

ecdysone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecdysone

MLA

“ecdysone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecdysone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecdysone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecdysone.

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