Androgen

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  • noun. A steroid hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics.
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  • noun. a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes.
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  • noun. The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
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  • noun. male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
    • Word Usage
    "This hormone is called an androgen because it occurs in higher levels in men."
    cross-reference
    anabolic steroid  androsterone  estrogen  testosterone  
    Form
    antiandrogen  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sex hormone  steroid  steroid hormone  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    androsterone  durabolin  kabolin  methyltestosterone  nandrolone  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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