pheromone

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(3,10,2,8,2,6,1,6) "Racy tome useful in broaching many a hard test."

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  1. noun A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that influences the behavior or development of others of the same species, often functioning as an attractant of the opposite sex.

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  • (3,10,2,8,2,6,1,6) "Racy tome useful in broaching many a hard test." —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 4
  • Though born to the thin dry air of Aeneas, he felt his nasal passages hurt, his tongue leather. —  The Day of Their Return
  • A pheromone is an air-borne hormone given off by the female animal, bird or insect to attract a male of her species. —  Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
  • There was something about them, a fear pheromone or something. —  Child Of The Hunt
  • This situation is by no means unique. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 1
 

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  1. Greek pherein, to carry; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots + (hor)mone.
 

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