Usually means: Regulates development, reproduction in insects.
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  1. juvenile hormone: Merriam-Webster
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  3. juvenile hormone: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. juvenile hormone: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. juvenile hormone: Wiktionary
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  8. juvenile hormone: Dictionary.com
  9. Juvenile hormone: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (juvenile hormone)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) Any of a group of sesquiterpene hormones that regulate insect physiology by preventing metamorphosis during moults.

Similar:
methoprene, juvenoid, neotenin, ultraspiracle, phytohormone, ecdysoid, natalisin, ponasterone, growth hormone, antipheromone, more...

Opposite:
adult hormone, mature hormone, aging hormone

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Similar:
methoprene, juvenoid, neotenin, ultraspiracle, phytohormone, ecdysoid, natalisin, ponasterone, growth hormone, antipheromone, more...

Opposite:
adult hormone, mature hormone, aging hormone



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