Antijuvenile

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That counters the effect of juvenile hormones not-comparable

    "Later, the compound became known as precocene II after its specific antijuvenile hormone activity in insects was discovered [2 ]."

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"Later, the compound became known as precocene II after its specific antijuvenile hormone activity in insects was discovered [2 ]."

Etymology

From anti- + juvenile.

Related phrases

juvenile hormone

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