TESTOSTERONE


Meaning of TESTOSTERONE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.