[ tɛ'stɒstərəʊn ]
■ noun a steroid hormone stimulating development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
Origin
1930s: from testis + sterone (blend of sterol and ketone ).
[ tɛ'stɒstərəʊn ]
■ noun a steroid hormone stimulating development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
Origin
1930s: from testis + sterone (blend of sterol and ketone ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004