allelochemical


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
allelochemical /əˌliːləʊˈkɛmɪk(ə)l/
noun Biology a chemical produced by a living organism which exerts a detrimental physiological effect on another species.
– origin 1970s: from Gk allēl- ‘one another’ + chemical.
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