ECDYSTEROIDS
\ˈɛkdɪstəɹˌɔ͡ɪdz], \ˈɛkdɪstəɹˌɔɪdz], \ˈɛ_k_d_ɪ_s_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɔɪ_d_z]\
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Steroids that bring about MOLTING or ecdysis in insects. Ecdysteroids include the endogenous insect hormones (ECDYSONE and ECDYSTERONE) and the insect-molting hormones found in plants, the phytoecdysteroids. Phytoecdysteroids are natural insecticides.
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