"juvenile hormone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: juvenile hormones [plural], JH [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} juvenile hormone (plural juvenile hormones)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of sesquiterpene hormones that regulate insect physiology by preventing metamorphosis during moults. Wikipedia link: juvenile hormone Related terms: juvenoid, juvenomimetic

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