hydroxyecdysone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
hydroxyecdysone (plural hydroxyecdysones)
- (organic chemistry) A sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods
Usage notes[edit]
- 20-Hydroxyecdysone is the compound described in Wikipedia, but 23-hydroxyecdysone (and its derivatives) also exists.