androstenedione

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UK/ˌan.dɹɒ.stiːnˈdʌɪ.əʊn/US/ˌæn.dɹəˌstinˈdaɪˌoʊn/

noun

A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen.

OriginEnglish dione ← German Keton ← Latin di- →
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Meanings

nounandrostenedione (countable and uncountable, plural androstenediones)

plural androstenediones

  1. countableuncountablesteroidsbiochemistryA steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen.

Origin

  1. Englishandrostene
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  5. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  6. Latindi-
  7. Englishdi-
  8. GermanKeton
  9. Englishketone
  10. Englishdione
  11. Englishandrostenedione

From androstene + dione.

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Translations

Portuguese androstenediona
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APA

androstenedione. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androstenedione

MLA

“androstenedione.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androstenedione. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “androstenedione,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androstenedione.

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