Apneumone

Pronunciation
/ap-NEW-mone/
Category
Chemical Ecology
Singular
Apneumone
Plural
Apneumones

Definition

A chemical released by a nonliving substance that is beneficial to the receiver. An apneumone is a type of semiochemical.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-', meaning 'without', and 'pneumon-', meaning 'breath'.

Example

Apneumones are often used by nonliving substances to influence the behavior of other organisms.

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