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noun
A defensive compound secreted by the sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ketopregnane, steroid
History
Mira + Sorvino + -one. Named after American actress Mira Sorvino. Coined by American entymologist Thomas Eisner. Eisner chose to name the secretion after Sorvino, in memory of the good times that Eisner had training Sovino as an ersatz etymologist, for her role in the 1997 U.S. horror film Mimic.
