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testosterone

tes·tos·ter·one
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tes-tos-tuh-rohn]
    • /tɛsˈtɒs təˌroʊn/
    • /ˌtesˈtɒs.tər.əʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tes-tos-tuh-rohn]
    • /tɛsˈtɒs təˌroʊn/

Definitions of testosterone word

  • noun testosterone Biochemistry. the sex hormone, C 19 H 28 O 2 , secreted by the testes, that stimulates the development of male sex organs, secondary sexual traits, and sperm. 1
  • noun testosterone Pharmacology. a commercially prepared form of this compound, originally isolated from bull's testes and now also produced synthetically, used in medicine chiefly for treatment of testosterone deficiency and for certain gynecological conditions. 1
  • noun testosterone male sex hormone 1
  • noun testosterone aggression or masculinity 1
  • uncountable noun testosterone Testosterone is a hormone found in men and male animals, which can also be produced artificially. It is thought to be responsible for the male sexual instinct and other male characteristics. 0
  • noun testosterone a potent steroid hormone secreted mainly by the testes. It can be extracted from the testes of animals or synthesized and used to treat androgen deficiency or promote anabolism. Formula: C19H28O2 0
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Origin of testosterone

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; testo- (combining form of testis) + ster(ol) + -one

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Parts of speech for Testosterone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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testosterone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • anabolic steroid

    Anabolic steroids are drugs which people, especially athletes, take to make their muscles bigger and to give them more strength.

  • androgen

    any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics

  • finasteride

    a drug, C 23 H 36 N 2 O 2 , that inhibits testosterone metabolism, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male-pattern baldness.

  • methyltestosterone

    a synthetic androgenic steroid drug, C 2 0 H 3 0 O 2 , used for its anabolic properties in males in the treatment of hypogonadism and other androgen-deficiency disease states, and in females in the treatment of breast cancer.

  • precursor

    a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
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