allocrine

English

Etymology

Late 20th century: from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + κρίνω (krínō, “separate”).

Adjective

allocrine (comparative more allocrine, superlative most allocrine)

1. (physiology) Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)

See also

• pheromones

Anagrams

• collinear, coralline