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Noun: ecdysteroid
  1. #DD: The name 'ecdysteroid' refers to the insect moulting and sex hormones which include ecdysone and its homologues such as 20-hydroxyecdysone.
    "Ecdysteroids also occur in other invertebrates where they can play a different role."

Type of: sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone

Encyclopedia: Ecdysteroid

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