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kairomone

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kairomone /ˈkʌɪrəməʊn /
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.