Androgen

noun

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.nounThe generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.

Synonyms

androgenic hormone androstenedione androstenediol androstanedione androstanolone dehydrotestosterone androstenone estrogen androstane androstendione androstadienone steroid

Rhymes With

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