androstadienedione
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The prohormone androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione ((8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione)
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Although there are many microorganisms of different taxa, which are able to convert cholesterol or phytosterols to androstenedione, androstadienedione or other C19-steroids, the efficient microbial conversion of these substrates to pregnenolone has not been described so far."