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semiochemical, n. Biol.|siːmɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl|
[f. Gr. σηµεῖο-ν sign + chemical n.]
Any chemical that conveys a biological message from one organism to another, esp. in such a way as to modify the behaviour of the recipient organism.
1971Law & Regnier in Ann. Rev. Biochem. XL. 533 The blatant nasal affront provided by the skunk, the hound with his nose to the ground in pursuit of his prey, and the female cat advertising her sexual availability..are familiar examples of chemical communication between animals. For the chemical substances that deliver these messages, we propose the name semiochemicals. 1980Trop. Med. & Hygiene News Aug. 5 Insect semiochemicals—pheromones, kairomones, oviposition deterrents, and other behavior modifiers. 1981W. J. Lewis in D. A. Norlund et al. Semiochemicals i. 7 Programs utilizing semiochemicals, as well as other biological methods, do not lend themselves as readily to development, adoption, and implementation by our agribusiness systems as do conventional pesticides. 1984Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 Nov. 1459/1 A review in the ‘British Journal of Dermatology’..suggests that kissing promotes the exchange of semiochemicals or pheromones, the hormone like substances that promote sexual bonding. 1988Nature 24 Mar. 355/2 In addition to recognition of the queen, the five mandibular gland semiochemicals may also be involved in worker orientation during swarming, suppression of worker ovary development and egg laying, [etc.]. |