ecdysteroid

== English == === Etymology === From ecdysis (“shedding, moulting”) (from Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”)) + steroid. === Noun === ecdysteroid (plural ecdysteroids) (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants. ==== Derived terms ==== ecdysteroidal phytoecdysteroid ==== Translations ==== === See also === ecdysone