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Heroine vs Pheromone - What's the difference?

heroine | pheromone |

As nouns the difference between heroine and pheromone

is that heroine is heroin while pheromone is pheromone.

heroine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A female hero.
  • A female lead character.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.}}

    Synonyms

    *shero

    Hypernyms

    *hero

    Derived terms

    *superheroine

    Usage notes

    In the sense 1, it is more common to say hero today. * She is an American hero .

    pheromone

    English

    (wikipedia pheromone)

    Noun

    (en 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.

    • Derived terms

    * pheromonal