transcription, транскрипция: [ tes-ˈtäs-tə-ˌrōn ]
noun
Etymology: test is + -o- + -sterone
Date: 1935
1. : a hormone that is a hydroxy steroid ketone C 19 H 28 O 2 produced especially by the testes or made synthetically and that is responsible for inducing and maintaining male secondary sex characters
2. : qualities (as brawn and aggressiveness) usually associated with males : manliness