apneumone

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æpn(j)uːˈməʊni/
• Hyphenation: ap‧neu‧mo‧ne

Noun

apneumone (plural apneumones)

1. (biology) Any substance produced by nonliving material that benefits a recipient species but is detrimental to a different species associated with the nonliving material.

Quotations

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See also

• semiochemical
• allomone
• kairomone
• synomone