androgen

See also: Androgen

English

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -gen.

Noun

androgen (plural androgens)

(biochemistry, steroids) The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.

Derived terms

Translations

androgen

Catalan: androgen (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雄激素 (zh) (xióngjīsù), 雄性激素 (zh) (xióngxìng jīsù), 男性激素 (nánxìng jīsù), 男性荷爾蒙, 男性荷尔蒙 (nánxìng hè'ěrméng)
Czech: androgen m
Esperanto: androgeno
Finnish: antrogeeni
French: androgène (fr) m
German: Androgen (de) n
Icelandic: karlhormón n, andrógen n

Irish: andraigin f
Italian: androgeno (it)
Japanese: 男性ホルモン (dansei horumon), アンドロゲン (andorogen)
Portuguese: andrógeno (pt) m
Russian: андроге́н (ru) m (androgén)
Spanish: andrógeno (es) m
Swedish: androgen (sv)
Turkish: androjen (tr)

See also

Anagrams

dragonné, end organ, end-organ, endorgan

Catalan

Noun

androgen m (plural androgens)

(biochemistry, steroids) androgen

Derived terms

androgènic

Further reading

“androgen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Czech

Noun

androgen m

androgen

Further reading

androgen in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

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