oxandrolone

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US/ɑkˈsæn.dɹəˌloʊn/

noun

An androgenic anabolic steroid C₁₉H₃₀O₃ administered orally especially to promote weight gain (as after extensive surgery or a chronic infection) and to relieve bone pain in osteoporosis.

OriginEnglish androstanolone →
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Meanings

nounoxandrolone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn androgenic anabolic steroid C₁₉H₃₀O₃ administered orally especially to promote weight gain (as after extensive surgery or a chronic infection) and to relieve bone pain in osteoporosis.

Origin

  1. Englishoxa-
  2. Englishandrostane
  3. Englishprednisolone
  4. Englishandrostanolone
  5. Englishoxandrolone

From oxa- + andro(stan)olone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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