Meanings
nounhydroxytestosterone (plural hydroxytestosterones)
plural hydroxytestosterones
- chemistryA hydroxy derivative of testosterone; especially the anabolic steroid 4-hydroxytestosterone
Origin
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishhydroxyl
- Englishhydroxy-
- Englishtestosterone
- Englishhydroxytestosterone
From hydroxy- + testosterone.
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hydroxytestosterone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxytestosterone
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