hydroxyecdysone

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noun

A sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods

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Meanings

nounhydroxyecdysone (plural hydroxyecdysones)

plural hydroxyecdysones

  1. chemistryA sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
viticosterone

Origin

From hydroxy- + ecdysone.

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APA

hydroxyecdysone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyecdysone

MLA

“hydroxyecdysone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyecdysone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxyecdysone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyecdysone.

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