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androstenone

androstenone noun: a steroid, specifically 5α-androst-16-en-4-one, found in human sweat; reported to be a pheromone.

Noun

androstenone (countable and uncountable, plural androstenones)

  1. A steroid, specifically 5α-androst-16-en-4-one, found in human sweat; reported to be a pheromone.

Forms of androstenone

pluralandrostenones

Questions about androstenone

What does androstenone mean?
Androstenone means a steroid, specifically 5α-androst-16-en-4-one, found in human sweat; reported to be a pheromone.
What part of speech is androstenone?
Androstenone is a noun.
What is the plural of androstenone?
The plural of androstenone is androstenones.

Words near androstenone in the dictionary

  1. androstenes
  2. androstenetriol
  3. androstenol
  4. androstenolone
  5. androstenols
  6. androstenone
  7. androstenones
  8. androsterone
  9. androsterones
  10. androtomy
  11. androzooid

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