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androgen

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Noun
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an=dro=gen

CIDE DICTIONARY

androgenn. 
     a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

androgen, n. a male sex hormone or other substance capable of developing and maintaining certain male sexual characteristics.

Derivative
androgenic adj.
Etymology
Gk andro- male + -GEN

ROGET THESAURUS

androgen

Man

N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.


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