kairomone /ˈkīrəˌmōn, ˈkaɪrəˌmoʊn 
/ ▸ noun Biology a chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species which gains advantage from this, e.g. a parasite seeking a host.
– ORIGIN 1970s : from Greek kairos ‘advantage, opportunity’, on the pattern of pheromone.
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