androsterone

[ an-dros-tuh-rohn ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a sex hormone, C19H30O2, usually present in male urine.

Origin of androsterone

1
First recorded in 1930–35; andro- + ster(ol) + -one

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British Dictionary definitions for androsterone

androsterone

/ (ænˈdrɒstəˌrəʊn) /


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

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