androgen

== English == === Etymology === From andro- +‎ -gen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈændrəd͡ʒən/ === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== anabolic steroid androsterone estrogen testosterone ==== Further reading ==== androgen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === dragonné, end organ, end-organ, endorgan == Catalan == === Etymology === From andro- +‎ -gen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ənˈdɾɔ.ʒən] IPA(key): (Valencia) [anˈdɾɔ.d͡ʒen] === Adjective === androgen (feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens, feminine plural andrògenes) androgenic, causing the appearance of male sexual characteristics. === Noun === androgen m (plural andrògens) (biochemistry, steroids) androgen ==== Derived terms ==== androgènic === Further reading === “androgen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “androgen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “androgen”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈandroɡɛn] IPA(key): [ˈandroɡɛːn] === Noun === androgen m inan androgen ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “androgen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch androgeen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [anˈdroɡɛn] Hyphenation: an‧dro‧gèn === Noun === androgèn (plural androgen-androgen) androgen ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “androgen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈdrɔ.ɡɛn/ Rhymes: -ɔɡɛn Syllabification: an‧dro‧gen === Noun === androgen m inan (biochemistry) androgen męskie androgeny ― male androgens ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === androgen in Polish dictionaries at PWN androgen in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French androgène. === Adjective === androgen m or n (feminine singular androgenă, masculine plural androgeni, feminine/neuter plural androgene) androgenic ==== Declension ====