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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 the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.

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  • noun an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[andro– + ster(ol) + –one.]

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