androgen
/ˈændrəd͡ʒən/
androgen noun: 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.
Noun
androgen (plural androgens)
- 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.
- It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450ₐᵣₒ), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3).2013, David O. Norris, Vertebrate Endocrinology, page 151
- However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist.2015 August 17, Ricardo Mondragón-Ceballos et al., “Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women”, in International Journal...
androgen meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Indonesian
androgen in Tamil
- ஆண் பால் இயக்குநீர், ஆண்மைச்செனி, ஆண்மையூக்கி, அந்தரோசென், அந்திரோசன், ஆண்ட்ரோஜன்
androgen in Urdu
- مردانہ ہارمون
androgen in Kannada
- ಗಂಡುಹುಟ್ಟುಕ, ಗಂಡುಜನಕ
androgen in Indonesian
- androgen
- androgen
Forms of androgen
| plural | androgens |
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Origin of androgen
From andro- + -gen.
Words formed from androgen
Phrases with androgen
Questions about androgen
- What does androgen mean?
- Androgen means 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.
- What is androgen in Tamil?
- Androgen in Tamil is ஆண் பால் இயக்குநீர், ஆண்மைச்செனி, ஆண்மையூக்கி. See Androgen meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is androgen?
- Androgen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce androgen?
- Androgen is pronounced /ˈændrəd͡ʒən/.
- What is the plural of androgen?
- The plural of androgen is androgens.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: androgen (page history and authors); androgen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); androgen (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); androgen (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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