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androstanediol

androstanediol noun: either of the steroids 3α-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) and 3β-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol).

Noun

androstanediol (countable and uncountable, plural androstanediols)

  1. Either of the steroids 3α-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) and 3β-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol).

Forms of androstanediol

pluralandrostanediols

Origin of androstanediol

From androstane + diol.

Questions about androstanediol

What does androstanediol mean?
Androstanediol means either of the steroids 3α-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) and 3β-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol).
What part of speech is androstanediol?
Androstanediol is a noun.
What is the plural of androstanediol?
The plural of androstanediol is androstanediols.

Words near androstanediol in the dictionary

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

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