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androstanedione

androstanedione noun: either of two isomeric steroids: 5α-androstanedione and 5β-androstanedione. In humans, 5α-androstenedione is a metabolic precursor of testosterone and estrone.

Noun

androstanedione (plural androstanediones)

  1. Either of two isomeric steroids: 5α-androstanedione and 5β-androstanedione. In humans, 5α-androstenedione is a metabolic precursor of testosterone and estrone.

Forms of androstanedione

pluralandrostanediones

Questions about androstanedione

What does androstanedione mean?
Androstanedione means either of two isomeric steroids: 5α-androstanedione and 5β-androstanedione. In humans, 5α-androstenedione is a metabolic precursor of testosterone and estrone.
What part of speech is androstanedione?
Androstanedione is a noun.
What is the plural of androstanedione?
The plural of androstanedione is androstanediones.

Words near androstanedione in the dictionary

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

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