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- noun Plural form of
ecdysone .
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Examples
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This differs from 'but is not unlike, that of the sterols to which the insect molting hormones ( "ecdysones") belong.
4 What's in a Neem 1992
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Azadirachtin is structurally similar to insect hormones called "ecdysones," which control the process of metamorphosis as the insects pass from larva to pupa to adult.
4 What's in a Neem 1992
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