ectohormone

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English

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ hormone.

Noun

ectohormone (plural ectohormones)

  1. (biology) Any hormone that is secreted into an individual's environment and affects the behaviour or activity of another individual (of the same or different species) in the manner of a pheromone.