androgen

[ an-druh-juhn, -jen ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.

Origin of androgen

1
First recorded in 1935–40; andro- + -gen

Other words from androgen

  • an·dro·gen·ic [an-druh-jen-ik], /ˌæn drəˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjective

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How to use androgen in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for androgen

androgen

/ (ˈændrədʒən) /


noun
  1. any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics

Derived forms of androgen

  • androgenic (ˌændrəˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for androgen

androgen

[ ăndrə-jən ]


  1. Any of several steroid hormones, especially testosterone, that regulate the growth, development, and function of the male reproductive system. The testes are the main source of bodily androgens.

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