Testosterone

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  • noun. A white crystalline steroid hormone, C19H28O2, produced primarily in the testes and responsible for the development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics.
  • noun. Any of several synthetic compounds that mimic the physiologic activity of testosterone, used as a drug in medical treatment and a doping agent by athletes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a steroid hormone (C19H28O2) produced mostly in the testes, which is responsible for producing the secondary sexual characteristics of males.
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  • noun. Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.
  • noun. Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
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  • noun. a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics
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    "The carbon isotope ratio test tells you whether the source of the testosterone is the body — a natural source — or pharmaceuticals."
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