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Attractive Substance Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PHEROMONE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: PHEROMONE

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199%9Exact Match!
224%11 Superficially attractive but lacking substance objects
324%9 Superficially attractive but lacking in substance

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We think the answer is "PHEROMONE" which means:

    noun
  • • A chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Ants use pheromones to communicate with each other."
  • • "The female moth releases a pheromone to attract males for mating."

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New York Times30 Jan 1999 Down 29
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