androgenous
/ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
adj
Example Sentences
- "The Leydig cells play a primary role in synthesis of androgenous hormones in gonochoristic fish."
- "It would be a bad day for bears, though, if the contentious instruments of sexism were to surface in the world of arctophilia. Teddy bears are on the whole remarkably androgenous figures, as dressing them in different styles of clothes will demonstrate."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English androgen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English androgenous From androgen + -ous.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/
Inflected Forms
more androgenous (comparative)
most androgenous (superlative)