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Pheromon.

pheromone

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. pheromone

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

A portmanteau of Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) + Hormon (“hormone”), coined in 1959 by German chemist Peter Karlson and Swiss zoologist Martin Lüscher.

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