androsterone

[ an-dros-tuh-rohn ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a sex hormone, C 19 H 30 O 2 , usually present in male urine.

androsterone

/ ænˈdrɒstəˌrəʊn /

noun

1. an androgenic steroid hormone produced in the testes. Formula: C 19 H 30 O 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of androsterone¹

First recorded in 1930–35; andro- + ster(ol) + -one