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androgenous

US/ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/

androgenous adjective: of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic. Also the misspelling of androgynous.

Adjective

androgenous (comparative more androgenous, superlative most androgenous)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
    • The Leydig cells play a primary role in synthesis of androgenous hormones in gonochoristic fish.1983, B.J. Duchac et al., “Electron microscopical studies of gonads in primary and secondary males of protogynous hermaphroditic fish”, in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, →DOI

Also used as

androgenous is also the misspelling of androgynous.

Forms of androgenous

comparativemore androgenous
superlativemost androgenous

Origin of androgenous

From androgen + -ous.

Words formed from androgenous

Words that rhyme with androgenous

Questions about androgenous

What does androgenous mean?
Androgenous means of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic.
What part of speech is androgenous?
Androgenous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce androgenous?
Androgenous is pronounced /ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/ (US).

Words near androgenous in the dictionary

  1. androgenize
  2. androgenized
  3. androgenizes
  4. androgenizing
  5. androgenone
  6. androgenous
  7. androgenously
  8. androgens
  9. androgeny
  10. androglobin
  11. androglobins

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