transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-drə-ˌstēn-ˈdī-ōn, -ˈstēn-dē-ˌōn ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary androst erone + -ene + di- + -one
Date: 1935
: a steroid sex hormone C 19 H 26 O 2 that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen