Definitions For Kairomone

Noun

KAIROMONE (plural KAIROMONEs) (biology) Any substance produced by an individual of one species that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer.

Derived terms

kairomonal

Etymology

From "advantage" + pheromone, (phero)mone.

See also

semiochemical allomone synomone apneumone

Is Kairomone a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
17

The word Kairomone is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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