androgens
Meaning of androgens
noun
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.
Information about androgens
- It is a name.
- The singular form of androgens is: androgen.
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Hyphenation of androgens
an-dro-gens
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- androgens is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
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