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ecdysone

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ecdysone /ˈekdəˌsōn, ˈɛkdəˌsoʊn /
noun Biochemistry a steroid hormone that controls molting in insects and other arthropods.
– ORIGIN 1950s : from Greek ekdusis shedding + -one.