ALLOMONES | • allomones n. Plural of allomone. • ALLOMONE n. a chemical substance secreted by certain insects that affects other species detrimentally. |
ANEMONES | • anemones n. Plural of anemone. • ANEMONE n. any member of the genus Anemone of the crowfoot family. |
ANTIHORMONES | • antihormones n. Plural of antihormone. |
ARGEMONES | • argemones n. Plural of argemone. • ARGEMONE n. (Greek) a plant of the prickly poppy genus. |
DAEMONES | • DAEMON n. (Greek) an inward spirit; personality; genius, also DAIMON. |
DAIMONES | • daimones n. Plural of daimon. • DAIMON n. (Greek) an inward spirit; personality; genius, also DAEMON. |
GAMONES | • GAMONE n. any chemical substance secreted by a gamete that attracts another gamete during sexual reproduction. |
HORMONES | • hormones n. (LGBT, slang) Hormone replacement therapy. • hormones n. Plural of hormone. • HORMONE n. a secretion of the endocrine organs. |
KAIROMONES | • kairomones n. Plural of kairomone. • KAIROMONE n. a semiochemical, emitted by an organism, which mediates interspecific interactions in a way that benefits an individual of another species which receives it, without benefiting the emitter. |
LUCUMONES | • lucumones n. Plural of lucumo. • lucumones n. Plural of lucumone. • LUCUMO n. (Latin) an Etruscan prince. |
NEUROHORMONES | • neurohormones n. Plural of neurohormone. • NEUROHORMONE n. a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue. |
PARATHORMONES | • parathormones n. Plural of parathormone. • PARATHORMONE n. a parathyroid hormone. |
PHEROMONES | • pheromones n. Plural of pheromone. • PHEROMONE n. a chemical substance secreted by an animal that influences the behaviour of others of its species. |
PHYTOHORMONES | • phytohormones n. Plural of phytohormone. • PHYTOHORMONE n. a plant hormone, regulating growth. |
PULMONES | • PULMO n. (Latin) a lung. |
SPUMONES | • SPUMONE n. (Italian) a rich Italian dessert consisting of layered ice-cream with candied fruits, nuts, and sometimes brandy, also SPUMONI. |
TELAMONES | • telamones n. Plural of telamon. • TELAMON n. (Greek) a draped male figure used like a caryatid as a supporting column or pilaster. |