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androstenones

androstenones is the plural of androstenone.

Meaning of androstenone

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.

Questions about androstenones

What is androstenones the plural of?
Androstenones is the plural of androstenone.

Words near androstenones in the dictionary

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

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