dehydroecdysone

English

Etymology

From dehydro- +‎ ecdysone.

Noun

dehydroecdysone (plural dehydroecdysones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric steroids; 3-dehydroecdysone plays a role in insect hormone biosynthesis
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