"androsterone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: androsterones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} androsterone (countable and uncountable, plural androsterones)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone. Wikipedia link: androsterone Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hormones Translations (androgenic hormone): androsterone [masculine] (Italian), androsteron [masculine] (Polish), androsterona [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-androsterone-en-noun-EEYcde15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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