Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

androstenone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: an-drostenone
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A steroid, specifically 5α-androst-16-en-4-one, found in human sweat; reported to be a pheromone.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

androstenones (plural)

Questions

What does androstenone mean?: A steroid, specifically 5α-androst-16-en-4-one, found in human sweat; reported to be a pheromone.

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