Testosterone Definition

tĕs-tŏstə-rōn
noun
A steroidal male sex hormone, C19H28O2, produced as a white, crystalline substance by isolation from animal testes, or synthesized: used in medicine.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
(figuratively) Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on testosterone to deal with the neighbor's son.
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Origin of Testosterone

  • test(is) ster(ol) –one

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Testosterone Sentence Examples

  • Some Chinese sounding herbs were supposed to increase testosterone.

  • You're seventy-five percent testosterone and the other half is ego.

  • Hormone therapy The male hormone therapy The male hormone called testosterone can make prostate cancer grow faster.

  • At the same age, the average runner also starts to experience a testosterone drop-off.

  • These processes were thought to be controlled by the sex hormones - estrogen in women and testosterone in men.

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