androstenedione

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Etymology

From androstene +‎ dione.

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androstenedione (countable and uncountable, plural androstenediones)

  1. (biochemistry, steroids) A steroid sex hormone C19H26O2 that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen.

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