allelochemical
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allelochemical — n. [Gr. allelon, one another; chemeia, pert. chemistry and chemical terms] 1. A chemical agent of natural origin involved in interaction between species or individuals; sometimes divided into four subgroups based on whether the emitter, the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
allelochemical — Substances effecting allelopathic reactions. See allelopathy … Dictionary of molecular biology
allelochemical — [əˌli:ləʊ kɛmɪk(ə)l] noun Biology a chemical produced by a living organism which exerts a detrimental physiological effect on another species. Origin 1970s: from Gk allēl one another + chemical … English new terms dictionary
allelochemical — al·le·lo·chem·i·cal … English syllables
allelochemical — /əliləˈkɛmɪkəl/ (say uhleeluh kemikuhl) noun an allelopathic chemical …
allelochemical — ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: allelo + chemical (II) : a toxic chemical produced by a plant in order to defend itself against herbivores or competing plants … Useful english dictionary
Allelopathy — is the inhibition of growth of a plant due to biomolecules released by another. It is the opposite of symbiotic mutualism. The biomolecules are called allelochemicals and are produced by some plants as secondary metabolites. When the… … Wikipedia
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Amino acid — This article is about the class of chemicals. For the structures and properties of the standard proteinogenic amino acids, see Proteinogenic amino acid. The generic structure of an alpha amino acid in its unionized form … Wikipedia
Number density — In physics, astronomy, and chemistry, number density (symbol: n) is an intensive quantity used to describe the degree of concentration of countable objects (particles, molecules, phonons, galaxies, etc.) in the three dimensional physical space.… … Wikipedia
