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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of pheromone.
2. 2
   A chemical compound carrying information that is employed by organisms that cannot communicate using acoustic signals

   "Might infochemicals pass between plants underground via shared fungal networks?"

Adjective

1. 1
   Relating to pheromones not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

pheromone

Example

More examples

"Might infochemicals pass between plants underground via shared fungal networks?"

Etymology

From info- + chemical.

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