Associations to the word «Pheromone»

Wiktionary

PHEROMONE, noun. (biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

Dictionary definition

PHEROMONE, noun. A chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope