pheromones

1. Small molecules that, when released by one organism, act as chemical signals to induce a certain behavior in another organism. Scents that attract animals to each other in a mating process are an example of pheromones.

Example Sentences

I was surprised to learn how much uncertainty surrounds the question of whether or not human pheromones even exist.

From The Daily Beast

There are so many unanswered questions and smell relates to so many of them, like pheromones, and like these diseases.

From The Daily Beast

For enthusiasts of this type of cheese, its bodily odor activates our “cheese pheromones.”

From The Daily Beast