Definition of ECDYSONE

ecdysone

Plural: ecdysones

Noun

  • A steroid hormone that triggers molting in insects and other arthropods.
  • A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.

Examples

  • She strategically placed ECDYSONE to open up a double word score, encouraging a ’molt’ of new tiles.

Scrabble Score: 14

ecdysone: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ecdysone: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ecdysone: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

ecdysone: valid Words With Friends Word