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androgen
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun androgen has 1 sense
- androgen(n = noun.substance) androgenic hormone - male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics; Array is a kind of sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone
has particulars: androsterone, methyltestosterone, durabolin, kabolin, nandrolone, testosterone
CIDE DICTIONARY
androgen, n.
a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
androgen, n. a male sex hormone or other substance capable of developing and maintaining certain male sexual characteristics.
Derivative
androgenic adj.
Etymology
Gk andro- male + -GEN
ROGET THESAURUS
androgen
Man
N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.
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