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dehydroepiandrosterone

dehydroepiandrosterone noun: an androgen hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex; a synthetic version is used as a dietary supplement.

Noun

dehydroepiandrosterone (countable and uncountable, plural dehydroepiandrosterones)

  1. An androgen hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex; a synthetic version is used as a dietary supplement
    Synonyms:
    DHEA

Synonyms of dehydroepiandrosterone

Forms of dehydroepiandrosterone

pluraldehydroepiandrosterones

Origin of dehydroepiandrosterone

From dehydro- + epiandrosterone.

Words formed from dehydroepiandrosterone

Questions about dehydroepiandrosterone

What does dehydroepiandrosterone mean?
Dehydroepiandrosterone means an androgen hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex; a synthetic version is used as a dietary supplement.
What part of speech is dehydroepiandrosterone?
Dehydroepiandrosterone is a noun.
What is the plural of dehydroepiandrosterone?
The plural of dehydroepiandrosterone is dehydroepiandrosterones.

Words near dehydroepiandrosterone in the dictionary

  1. dehydrodimers
  2. dehydroecdysone
  3. dehydroecdysones
  4. dehydroemetine
  5. dehydroepiandrostenedione
  6. dehydroepiandrosterone
  7. dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
  8. dehydroepiandrosterones
  9. dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate
  10. dehydroepisterol
  11. dehydroergosterol

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