allocrine
English
Etymology
Late 20th century: from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + κρίνω (krínō, “separate”).
Adjective
allocrine (comparative more allocrine, superlative most allocrine)
- (physiology) Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)
See also
- pheromones
Anagrams
- collinear, coralline