ectocrine
/ (ˈɛktəʊˌkriːn, -krɪn) /
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noun
a substance that is released by an organism into the external environment and influences the development, behaviour, etc, of members of the same or different species
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Word Origin for ectocrine
C20: from ecto- + -crine, as in endocrine
Words nearby ectocrine
ecthyma, ecto-, ectoblast, ectocommensal, ectocornea, ectocrine, ectoderm, ectoenzyme, ectogenesis, ectogenous, ectomere
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