Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juvenomimetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ju-ven-omimet-ic
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Preventing metamorphosis in insects by imitating the effects of juvenile hormones.

Example Sentences

"16 plants were collected locally, of which 12 showed presence of juvenomimetic activity in the extract by the method employed for the study, whereas the remaining 4 did not give any positive indication of this activity in their extracts."

Etymology

From juveno- + mimetic.

Questions

What does juvenomimetic mean?: Preventing metamorphosis in insects by imitating the effects of juvenile hormones.
Where does juvenomimetic come from?: From juveno- + mimetic.

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