scotophobin
/skəʊtə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪn/Biochemistry. Now historical
noun
An oligopeptide obtained from the brains of rats which had been trained to avoid darkness, formerly claimed to induce dark avoidance in untrained rats and possibly animals of other species.
Origin
1970s. From scotophobia + -in. Compare scotophobia.
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