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Pheromone vs Heptacosadiene - What's the difference?

pheromone | heptacosadiene |

As nouns the difference between pheromone and heptacosadiene

is that pheromone is pheromone while heptacosadiene is (organic compound) any of very many isomeric dialkenes having twenty-seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially (z,z) 7,11-heptacosadiene which is a courtship pheromone in fruit flies.

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

    heptacosadiene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of very many isomeric dialkenes having twenty-seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially (Z,Z) 7,11-heptacosadiene which is a courtship pheromone in fruit flies

    • Related terms

    *heptacosane