testosterone

tes·tos·ter·one

noun \tes-ˈtäs-tə-ˌrōn\

Definition of TESTOSTERONE

1

: a hormone that is a hydroxy steroid ketone C₁₉H₂₈O₂ produced especially by the testes or made synthetically and that is responsible for inducing and maintaining male secondary sex characters

2

: qualities (as brawn and aggressiveness) usually associated with males : manliness

Origin of TESTOSTERONE

testis + -o- + -sterone

First Known Use: 1935

Other Physiology Terms

eructation, flux, gustatory, menarche, myopia, senescence, torpor

Rhymes with TESTOSTERONE

accident-prone, anticyclone, Asunción, Bois de Boulogne, bred-in-the-bone, close to the bone, Darby and Joan, eau de cologne, enterprise zone, fire-and-brimstone, foundation stone, mesocyclone, metallophone, Nuevo León, progesterone, radiophone, strawberry roan, videophone