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androsterone

[an-dros-tuh-rohn]
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noun Biochemistry.
  1. a sex hormone, C19H30O2, usually present in male urine.
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Origin of androsterone

First recorded in 1930–35; andro- + ster(ol) + -one
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British Dictionary definitions for androsterone

androsterone

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

androsterone

(ăn-drŏs′tə-rōn′)
n.
  1. A steroid hormone excreted in urine that reinforces masculine characteristics.
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