apneumone

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  • IPA(key): /æpn(j)uːˈməʊni/
  • Hyphenation: ap‧neu‧mo‧ne

Noun[edit]

apneumone (plural apneumones)

  1. (biology) Any substance produced by nonliving material that benefits a recipient species but is detrimental to a different species associated with the nonliving material.

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