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juvenile adjective callow, childish, childlike, immature, inexperienced, infantine, intended for youth, iuvenilis, minor, pubescent, puerilis, suited to youth, unadult, underage, unfledged, unseasoned, vernal, young, youthful Associated concepts: Juvenile Court, juvenile delinquent, Person in Need of Supervision, youthful offender juvenile noun adolescent, child, fledgling, immature person, inexperienced person, iuvenilis, junior, juvenal, minor, person under legal age, puerile person, puerilis, stripling, teen, teenager, ward, young person, youngling, youngster, youth Associated concepts: Juvenile Court, juvenile delinquent See also: adolescent, child, infant, jejune, minor, puerile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Based on the new technique, NIAS has induced precocious metamorphosis of silkworms by excessively producing juvenile hormone esterase, a kind of hormone-degrading enzyme. Juvenile hormone analogs (JHAs) represent a class of insecticides that were designed specifically to disrupt endocrine-regulated processes relatively unique to insects. After 200 or so organ transplants in mealworm beetles, he and Sheffield colleague Jens Rolff propose that a burst of so-called juvenile hormone triggered by mating revs up the insects' reproductive system but with a dire cost: a weakened immune system. |
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