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pheromone

/fˈɛɹəmˌoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
pheromone
IPA
/fˈɛɹəmˌoʊn/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

Etymology

From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone.

Inflected Forms

pheromones (plural)

Derived Forms

allomone antipheromone kairomone parapheromone pheromonal pheromonic pheromonostasis pheromonostatic pheromonotropic pheromotropic propheromone

Phrases

mandibular pheromone Nasonov pheromone queen mandibular pheromone queen retinue pheromone

Questions

How do you pronounce pheromone?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛɹəmˌoʊn/.
What does pheromone mean?
A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.
Where does pheromone come from?
From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone.

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