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| juvenoid [ jvə noyd ] (plural juvenoids) |
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substance disrupting larval development: a substance that disrupts larval development in insects by mimicking a natural hormone and causing a failure of metamorphosis. Juvenoids are used to control insects in houses and food stores.
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