testosterone
noun/teˈstɒstərəʊn/
/teˈstɑːstərəʊn/
- a hormone (= chemical substance produced in the body) that causes men to develop the physical and sexual features that are characteristic of the male body compare oestrogen, progesteroneTopics Biologyc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTestosterone is used before these nouns:
- production
Word Origin1930s: from testis + sterone (blend of sterol and ketone).Want to learn more?
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