pheromone

pheromone

See also: phéromone and Pheromone

English

Etymology

From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone.

Noun

pheromone (plural pheromones)

1. (biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

Derived terms

• antipheromone
• Nasonov pheromone
• parapheromone
• pheromonal
• pheromonic
• pheromotropic
• propheromone

 

Translations

chemical

Catalan: feromona f Chinese: Mandarin: 信息素 (zh) (xìnxīsù) Czech: feromon m Danish: feromon n Dutch: feromoon (nl) n French: phéromone (fr) f German: Pheromon (de) Greek: φερομόνη (el) f (feromóni) Hungarian: feromon (hu) Icelandic: lyktarhormón m, ferómón m

Malay: feromon, feromon Norwegian: Bokmål: feromon n Nynorsk: feromon n Persian: فرومون‎ (ferumun) Polish: feromon (pl) m Portuguese: feromónio m (Portugal), feromônio (pt) m (Brazil) Russian: феромо́н (ru) m (feromón) Spanish: feromona f Swedish: feromon (sv) n Turkish: feromon (tr)