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单词 attractant
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Definition of attractant in English:

attractant

noun əˈtrakt(ə)ntəˈtræktənt
  • A substance which attracts.

    a sex attractant given off by female moths to attract a mate
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It appears likely that the female emits a sex attractant, which acts as a releaser of male mating behavior.
    • These experiments should lead to development of optimal attractants combining chemical and visual signals.
    • These floral attractants are particularly alluring to moths called loopers.
    • Amino acids are suspected to be primary olfactory attractants for many marine crustaceans.
    • ‘Chemical attractants are effective in attracting male fruit flies but not females,’ says Heath.
    • In addition to finding the sugars, salts, nitrogen, and amino acids they need to survive, they must also consume certain chemicals used for making sex attractants.
    • If we're going to learn to live with bears and other wildlife in the state, we need to teach people to stop leaving food and other attractants out.
    • Both the vibrant colors and the nectar supply of the heliotrope are excellent attractants for the butterfly.
    • They break down fairly quickly and release flavours and attractants into the water.
    • In addition to attractants, repellents are being developed to keep fire ants away from areas where they are a nuisance.
    • Sugar sprays and attractants have failed to increase pollination.
    • Sex attractants called pheromones have been the main tool available to growers for monitoring codling moths in orchards.
    • In most species, the pheromones act as attractants and sexual stimulants.
    • He says a major goal of the team's research is to identify which plant chemicals act as bug attractants.
    • A flower, for example, may mimic sexual attractants to draw pollinating insects, while other animals may emit scents that deter predators.
    • Do not allow damaged, overripe, and fermenting fruits to accumulate in the field as they serve as powerful attractants for the beetles.
 
 

Definition of attractant in US English:

attractant

nounəˈtraktəntəˈtræktənt
  • A substance that attracts something (especially animals)

    a sex attractant given off by female moths to attract a mate
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sex attractants called pheromones have been the main tool available to growers for monitoring codling moths in orchards.
    • If we're going to learn to live with bears and other wildlife in the state, we need to teach people to stop leaving food and other attractants out.
    • He says a major goal of the team's research is to identify which plant chemicals act as bug attractants.
    • In addition to attractants, repellents are being developed to keep fire ants away from areas where they are a nuisance.
    • Amino acids are suspected to be primary olfactory attractants for many marine crustaceans.
    • Do not allow damaged, overripe, and fermenting fruits to accumulate in the field as they serve as powerful attractants for the beetles.
    • These experiments should lead to development of optimal attractants combining chemical and visual signals.
    • It appears likely that the female emits a sex attractant, which acts as a releaser of male mating behavior.
    • Sugar sprays and attractants have failed to increase pollination.
    • ‘Chemical attractants are effective in attracting male fruit flies but not females,’ says Heath.
    • Both the vibrant colors and the nectar supply of the heliotrope are excellent attractants for the butterfly.
    • They break down fairly quickly and release flavours and attractants into the water.
    • In most species, the pheromones act as attractants and sexual stimulants.
    • These floral attractants are particularly alluring to moths called loopers.
    • In addition to finding the sugars, salts, nitrogen, and amino acids they need to survive, they must also consume certain chemicals used for making sex attractants.
    • A flower, for example, may mimic sexual attractants to draw pollinating insects, while other animals may emit scents that deter predators.
adjectiveəˈtraktəntəˈtræktənt
  • Attracting.

 
 
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