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ecdysteroid

noun

The name ‘ecdysteroid’ refers to the insect moulting and sex hormones which include ecdysone and its homologues such as 20-hydroxyecdysone.

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11
Starts with
E
Ends with
D
Contains
CD
Scrabble score
18

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noun

  1. The name ‘ecdysteroid’ refers to the insect moulting and sex hormones which include ecdysone and its homologues such as 20-hydroxyecdysone.

    “{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Ecdysteroids also occur in other invertebrates where they can play a different role.'}”

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{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Ecdysteroids also occur in other invertebrates where they can play a different role.'}

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