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androstane

androstane noun: the steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived.

Noun

androstane (countable and uncountable, plural androstanes)

  1. The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived

Forms of androstane

pluralandrostanes

Words formed from androstane

Questions about androstane

What does androstane mean?
Androstane means the steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived.
What part of speech is androstane?
Androstane is a noun.
What is the plural of androstane?
The plural of androstane is androstanes.

Words near androstane in the dictionary

  1. androstadiene
  2. androstadienedione
  3. androstadienes
  4. androstadienone
  5. androstadienones
  6. androstane
  7. androstanediol
  8. androstanediols
  9. androstanedione
  10. androstanediones
  11. androstanes

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