androgen
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English
Etymology
Noun
androgen (plural androgens)
- (biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
androgen (feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens, feminine plural andrògenes)
- androgenic, causing the appearance of male sexual characteristics.
Noun
androgen m (plural andrògens)
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Further reading
- “androgen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “androgen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “androgen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
androgen m inan
Declension
Declension of androgen (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | androgen | androgeny |
| genitive | androgenu | androgenů |
| dative | androgenu | androgenům |
| accusative | androgen | androgeny |
| vocative | androgene | androgeny |
| locative | androgenu | androgenech |
| instrumental | androgenem | androgeny |
Further reading
- “androgen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
androgèn (first-person possessive androgenku, second-person possessive androgenmu, third-person possessive androgennya)
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Further reading
- “androgen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
From andro- + gen. First attested in 1884.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
androgen m inan
- (biochemistry) androgen
- męskie androgeny ― male androgens
Declension
Declension of androgen
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | androgen | androgeny |
| genitive | androgenu | androgenów |
| dative | androgenowi | androgenom |
| accusative | androgen | androgeny |
| instrumental | androgenem | androgenami |
| locative | androgenie | androgenach |
| vocative | androgenie | androgeny |
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References
- ^ Juliusz Słowacki (1884) Genezis z Ducha ; List do J. N. Rembowskiego ; Wykład nauki ; Dziennik z r. 1847-1849 (in Polish), page 86
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French androgène.
Adjective
androgen m or n (feminine singular androgenă, masculine plural androgeni, feminine and neuter plural androgene)
Declension
Declension of androgen
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | androgen | androgenă | androgeni | androgene | ||
| definite | androgenul | androgena | androgenii | androgenele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | androgen | androgene | androgeni | androgene | ||
| definite | androgenului | androgenei | androgenilor | androgenelor | |||