Androsterone Definition
ăn-drŏstə-rōn
noun
A steroid hormone excreted in urine that reinforces masculine characteristics.
American Heritage
A weak androgen, C19H30O2, produced by the metabolism of certain hormones and found in the normal urine of both males and females.
Webster's New World
A steroid hormone, C19 H30 O2 , that is a breakdown product of testosterone.
American Heritage Medicine
(biochemistry, steroids) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.
Wiktionary
Origin of Androsterone
andro– ster(ol) –one
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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