Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A steroid hormone excreted in urine that reinforces masculine characteristics.
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- noun biochemistry An
androgenic hormone , excreted in theurine , somewhat less active thantestosterone .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Butenandt gave this substance the name androsterone and defined its composition as C19H30O2.
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Celery contains androsterone, which is released in the sweat after being consumed.
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In the early Eighties, German scientists discovered that black truffles contained a steroid called androsterone, a sexual hormone found in the salivary glands
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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In the early Eighties, German scientists discovered that black truffles contained a steroid called androsterone, a sexual hormone found in the salivary glands
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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Butenandt was recognized "for his work on sex hormones", having isolated estrone, progesterone and androsterone.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry 2010
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Ruzicka synthesized androsterone and also testosterone.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry 2010
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Just a few stalks will have a round-shouldered, introverted schlump like me oozing androsterone out of every pore!
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Celery contains androsterone, a hormone released by male sweat that turns women on
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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Celery contains androsterone, a hormone released by male sweat that turns women on
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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They also contain enzymes, hormones and minerals of vital importance to male potency, including collagen, keratin, lysine, arginine, androsterone, calcium and many others.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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