testosterone
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testosterone
- /tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn/ UK
- /tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/ US
noun testosterones
- A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex. Mammalian testes contain almost no testosterone because it is sent out into the body as quickly as it is made.
- 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.
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Closest in meaning: ethinyl, bioavailable, saliva, androsterone, androderm, dihydrotestosterone, androgen, androstenedione, androgel, delatestryl, depo-testosterone, striant, testim, sex hormone, steroidogenesis, hormonogenesis
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noun steroid hormone
| Español | testosterona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 테스토스테론 teseutoseuteron |
| 日本語 | テストステロン tesutosuteron |
| 中文 | 睾酮 gāotóng |
| Kiswahili | testosteroni |
| Português | testosterona |
| Français | testostérone |
| Deutsch | Testosteron |
| Italiano | testosterone |
| Ελληνικά | τεστοστερόνη testosteróni |
| Română | testosteron |
| Русский | тестостеро́н testosterón |
| العربية | تِسْتُسْتِرُون tistustirūn |
| עברית | טסטוסטרון |
Talk about this word "testosterone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/testosterone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. testosterone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/testosterone "testosterone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/testosterone.Cite this
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title = {testosterone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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