androstane

[ ăn′drə-stān′ ]

n.

A steroid hydrocarbon from which androgens are derived.

Nearby words

andros, sir edmund, androsace, androscoggin, androsphinx, androspore, androstane, androstene, androstenediol, androstenedione, androsterone, androuet du cerceau

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