antijuvenile

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ juvenile.

Adjective

antijuvenile (not comparable)

1. That counters the effect of juvenile hormones
   • 2015 August 7, “Precocene II, a Trichothecene Production Inhibitor, Binds to Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel and Increases the Superoxide Level in Mitochondria of Fusarium graminearum”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Later, the compound became known as precocene II after its specific antijuvenile hormone activity in insects was discovered [2 ].