Meanings
nounperiplanone (plural periplanones)
plural periplanones
- biochemistryAny of a group of sex pheromones produced by the female American cockroach Periplaneta americana.
Origin
From translingual Periplaneta + -one.
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APA
periplanone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplanone
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“periplanone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplanone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periplanone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplanone.
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