antijuvenile

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ juvenile

Adjective

antijuvenile (not comparable)

  1. That counters the effect of juvenile hormones
    • 2015 August 7, “Precocene II, a Trichothecene Production Inhibitor, Binds to Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel and Increases the Superoxide Level in Mitochondria of Fusarium graminearum”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135031:
      Later, the compound became known as precocene II after its specific antijuvenile hormone activity in insects was discovered [2 ].
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