androsterone

noun

an·dros·ter·one an-ˈdrä-stə-ˌrōn

: an androgenic hormone that is a hydroxy ketone C₁₉H₃₀O₂ found especially in male urine

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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Androsteron, from andro- andro- + Sterol sterol + Keton ketone

Note: The name was introduced by the German biochemist Adolph Butenandt (1903-95) and his co-worker Kurt Tscherning in "Über Androsteron, ein krystallisiertes männliches Sexualhormon. I. Isolierung und Reindarstellung aus Männerharn," Zeitschrift für physiologische Chemie, Band 229 (1934), pp. 167-84.

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1934, in the meaning defined above

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androsterone

noun

an·dros·ter·one an-ˈdräs-tə-ˌrōn

: an androgenic hormone that is a hydroxy ketone C₁₉H₃₀O₂ found in human urine

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