testosterone
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See also: testostérone
English
Etymology
From test(is) + -o- + -sterone (“steroid hormone”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/
Noun
testosterone (countable and uncountable, plural testosterones)
- (biochemistry, steroids) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 168:
- Mammalian testes contain almost no testosterone because it is sent out into the body as quickly as it is made.
- (figuratively) Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
- Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on testosterone to deal with the neighbor's son.
- 2023, Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock, “9.2.5”, in Baroness Casey Review Final Report: An independent review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service, page 268:
- The MPS is a male orientated and misogynistic environment filled with testosterone, notches on bed posts and conquests.
Derived terms
Translations
steroid hormone
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References
- “testosterone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “testosterone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Italian
Noun
testosterone m (plural testosteroni)