"ecdysteroid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ecdysteroids [plural]
Etymology: From ecdysis (“shedding, moulting”) (from Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”)) + steroid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἔκδυσις||stripping}} Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecdysteroid (plural ecdysteroids)
  1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants. Wikipedia link: ecdysteroid Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Organic compounds Derived forms: ecdysteroidal, phytoecdysteroid Related terms: ecdysone Translations (any of a group of hormones present in arthropods and in plants): ecdystéroïde (French), Ecdysteroid [neuter] (German), ecdisteroide [masculine] (Spanish)

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