ANDROSTENEDIONE


Meaning of ANDROSTENEDIONE in English

[ ˌandrɒsti:n'dʌɪəʊn ]

■ noun Biochemistry a compound from which testosterone and certain oestrogens are produced in humans.

Origin

1930s: from androsterone + -ene + di- 1 + -one .

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