androgen

[ an-druh-juh n, -jen ]
/ ˈæn drə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun Biochemistry.

any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.

Origin of androgen

First recorded in 1935–40; andro- + -gen

OTHER WORDS FROM androgen

an·dro·gen·ic [an-druh-jen-ik] /ˌæn drəˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby androgen

androclinium, androconium, androcracy, androdioecious, androecium, androgen, androgenic hormone, androgenize, androgenous, androgeus, androgyne

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British Dictionary definitions for androgen

androgen
/ (ˈændrədʒən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of androgen

androgenic (ˌændrəˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for androgen

androgen
[ ăn′drə-jən ]

n.

A steroid, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. androgenic hormone

Other words from androgen

an′dro•gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for androgen

androgen
[ ăn′drə-jən ]

Any of several steroid hormones, especially testosterone, that regulate the growth, development, and function of the male reproductive system. The testes are the main source of bodily androgens.