(secreted substance)

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• substance — Stuff; material. SYN: substantia [TA], matter. [L. substantia, essence, material, fr. sub sto, to stand under, be present] alpha s. SYN: reticular s. (1). anterior perforated s. [TA] a region at the base …   Medical dictionary

• queen substance — noun : a pheromone secreted by a queen bee and consumed by worker bees in which it inhibits ovary development ; also : the same or a similar substance secreted by termites * * * a pheromone secreted from the mandibular glands of a queen honeybee… …   Useful english dictionary

• Extracellular polymeric substance — Extracellular polymeric substances are high molecular weight compounds secreted by microorganisms into their environment. [cite journal |author=Staudt C, Horn H, Hempel DC, Neu TR |title=Volumetric measurements of bacterial cells and… …   Wikipedia

• queen bee substance — or queen substance noun A pheromone secreted by a queen bee which attracts drones and keeps workers infertile • • • Main Entry: ↑queen …   Useful english dictionary

• queen substance — noun Date: 1954 a pheromone secreted by queen bees that is consumed by worker bees and inhibits ovary development …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• queen substance — a pheromone secreted from the mandibular glands of a queen honeybee and smelled, eaten, and absorbed by the worker bees, having the effect of preventing them from producing or rearing rival queens. [1950 55] * * * …   Universalium

• queen substance — queen′ sub stance n. ent a pheromone secreted by the queen honeybee and absorbed by the worker bees, preventing them from producing or rearing rival queens • Etymology: 1950–55 …   From formal English to slang

• statolith — (1) Bot. A type of amyloplast found in root tip cells of higher plants. It can sediment within the cell under the influence of gravity, and is thought to be involved in the detection of gravity in geotropism. (2) Zool. A sand grain or a structure …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• reabsorption — noun a) The subsequent absorption of emitted radiation b) The subsequent absorption of a secreted substance …   Wiktionary

• reuptake — re·up·take ( )rē əp .tāk n the reabsorption by a neuron of a neurotransmitter following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse <antidepressants which block the reuptake of norepinephrine> * * * re·up·take (re upґtāk)… …   Medical dictionary

• reuptake — /riˈʌpteɪk/ (say ree uptayk) noun Medicine the reabsorption of a secreted substance by the cell which secretes it …