Ecdysone

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A steroid hormone produced by insects and crustaceans that promotes growth and controls molting.
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  • n. A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.
    • Word Usage
    "Measurement of the ecdysone titre indicated that methoprene had inhibited the shift from rRNA synthesis to giant HnRNA which normally occurs in the epidermal cells during the transition from larvae to pupae."
     
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