Meanings
nouncyproterone (countable and uncountable, plural cyproterones)
plural cyproterones
- countableuncountablemedicineA synthetic steroid C₂₂H₂₇ClO₃ that inhibits the action and secretion of testosterone by blocking the activity of androgen receptors.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Englishcy(clo)-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Italic*prō
- Latinprō
- Englishpro-
- Latingestāre
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishpro(ges)terone
- Englishcyproterone
From cy(clo)- + pro(ges)terone.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 環丙孕酮 /环丙孕酮
- 環丙孕酮 /环丙孕酮 (huánbǐngyùntóng)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
cyproterone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyproterone
MLA
“cyproterone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyproterone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyproterone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyproterone.
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