dihydrotestosterone

noun

di·​hy·​dro·​tes·​tos·​ter·​one (ˌ)dī-ˌhī-drō-te-ˈstä-stə-ˌrōn 

: a biologically active metabolite C₁₉H₃₀O₂ of testosterone having similar androgenic activity

Examples of dihydrotestosterone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pumpkin seed oil may decrease dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone known to affect hair follicles and cause thinning. —Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025

An enzyme called 5-alpha reductase changes the hormone into dihydrotestosterone. —Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025

The lack of dihydrotestosterone receptors across the rest of our bodies explains why these areas can remain hairy even after our hairlines have lost their fight against these hormonal changes. —Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025

The reason, Buechner added, is dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone linked to hair thinning. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dihydrotestosterone

• medroxyprogesterone
• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone

Medical Definition

dihydrotestosterone

noun

di·​hy·​dro·​tes·​tos·​ter·​one -te-ˈstäs-tə-ˌrōn 

: a biologically active metabolite C₁₉H₃₀O₂ of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate)

—abbreviation DHT