nandrolone

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UK/ˈnan.dɹə.ləʊn/US/ˈnæn.dɹəˌloʊn/

noun

A semisynthetic anabolic steroid C₁₈H₂₆O₂ derived from testosterone that is used in the form of its ester derivatives medically especially to treat anemia associated with kidney disease and illicitly (as by athletes and bodybuilders) to increase muscle mass.

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DurabolinKabolin
OriginEnglish andro(sten)olone ← Latin nōrmālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounnandrolone (plural nandrolones)

plural nandrolones

  1. medicineA semisynthetic anabolic steroid C₁₈H₂₆O₂ derived from testosterone that is used in the form of its ester derivatives medically especially to treat anemia associated with kidney disease and illicitly (as by athletes and bodybuilders) to increase muscle mass.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis

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DurabolinKabolin
Broader
androgenandrogenic hormone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  4. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  5. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  6. Latinnorma
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinnōrmālis
  10. Englishnormal
  11. Englishn(or)-
  12. Englishandro(sten)olone
  13. Englishnandrolone

From n(or)- + andro(sten)olone.

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APA

nandrolone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandrolone

MLA

“nandrolone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandrolone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nandrolone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandrolone.

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