| GAMONE | • GAMONE n. any chemical substance secreted by a gamete that attracts another gamete during sexual reproduction. |
| ANEMONE | • anemone n. Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower. • anemone n. A sea anemone. • Anemone prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the anemones. |
| HORMONE | • hormone n. (Physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect… • hormone n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity. • hormone n. (Botany) Any similar substance in plants. |
| SPUMONE | • spumone n. Alternative form of spumoni. • SPUMONE n. (Italian) a rich Italian dessert consisting of layered ice-cream with candied fruits, nuts, and sometimes brandy, also SPUMONI. |
| ALLOMONE | • allomone n. (Biology) Any substance emitted by a member of one species that affects the behaviour of another to… • ALLOMONE n. a chemical substance secreted by certain insects that affects other species detrimentally. |
| ARGEMONE | • argemone n. (Botany) Any of the genus Argemone of flowering plants, the prickly poppies. • Argemone prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – prickly poppies. • ARGEMONE n. (Greek) a plant of the prickly poppy genus. |
| KAIROMONE | • kairomone n. (Biochemistry, ecology) Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that… • KAIROMONE n. a semiochemical, emitted by an organism, which mediates interspecific interactions in a way that benefits an individual of another species which receives it, without benefiting the emitter. |
| PHEROMONE | • pheromone n. (Biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior… • PHEROMONE n. a chemical substance secreted by an animal that influences the behaviour of others of its species. |
| ANTIHORMONE | • antihormone n. (Biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone. |
| NEUROHORMONE | • neurohormone n. Any hormone that stimulates the nervous system. • NEUROHORMONE n. a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue. |
| PARATHORMONE | • parathormone n. Parathyroid hormone. • PARATHORMONE n. a parathyroid hormone. |
| PHYTOHORMONE | • phytohormone n. A plant hormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |