pheromone
pher·o·mone
noun \ˈfer-ə-ˌmōn\Definition of PHEROMONE
: a chemical substance that is produced by an animal and serves especially as a stimulus to other individuals of the same species for one or more behavioral responses—called also ectohormone
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