transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drō-ˌe-pē-an-ˈdräs-tə-ˌrōn ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary de- + hydr- + epi- + androsterone
Date: 1961
: a weakly androgenic ketosteroid C 19 H 28 O 2 secreted by the adrenal glands that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogens (as estradiol) ; also : a synthetic derivative of this compound — abbr DHEA