ecdysiotropic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ecdysis +‎ -tropic

Adjective[edit]

ecdysiotropic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) That promotes moulting.
    • 2010, Marc J Klowden, Physiological Systems in Insects, page 29:
      Ovarian ecdysiotropic hormones, a testes ecdysiotropin, and ecdysiostatins produced by neurosecretory cells of the brain modulate ecdysteroid production by these organs.
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