| 单词 | sex attractant |
| 释义 | > as lemmassex attractant sex attractant n. chiefly Zoology a volatile substance produced by an individual in order to attract others of the same species for the purpose of mating; a synthetic substance with the same property; a sexual pheromone; also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > external influences > [noun] > pheromone gamone1942 sex attractant1952 Nassanoff pheromone1959 pheromone1959 bombykol1961 primer1963 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland > sex attractant sex attractant1952 1952 Amer. Midland Naturalist 47 107 The sex attractant is produced chiefly by virgin females. 1964 Listener 27 Aug. 291/2 The study of sex-attractant odours in insects has shown that these may be so highly specific that a very slight change in their chemical structure may make them less effective or even quite ineffective. 1996 Amateur Gardening 25 May 14/1 I saw..an answer about controlling codling moths with a pheromone trap, based on attracting the male moths to a sticky board using a sex attractant. 2005 New Scientist (Nexis) 29 Jan. 17 A mystery chemical that young women deploy as a sex attractant pheromone seems to work for post-menopausal women too. < as lemmas |
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