ecdysone

ecdysone
ec·dy·sone 'ek-də-.sōn also ec·dy·son -.sän n any of several arthropod hormones that in insects are produced by the prothoracic gland and that trigger molting and metamorphosis

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ec·dy·sone (ek-diґson) [Gr. ekdysis a getting out] the hormone produced in the prothoracic glands of arthropods that induces molting (ecdysis) and metamorphosis.

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