Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

androstanedione

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-drostane-dione
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two isomeric steroids: 5α-androstanedione and 5β-androstanedione. In humans, 5α-androstenedione is a metabolic precursor of testosterone and estrone.

Inflected Forms

androstanediones (plural)

Questions

What does androstanedione mean?: Either of two isomeric steroids: 5α-androstanedione and 5β-androstanedione. In humans, 5α-androstenedione is a metabolic precursor of testosterone and estrone.

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