Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pheromone

1 sense of pheromone

Sense 1
pheromone -- (a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species)
       => secretion -- (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)