androgen
See also: Androgen
English
Etymology
From andro- + -gen.
Noun
androgen (plural androgens)
- (biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
Derived terms
- androgenemia
- androgenic
- androgen insensitivity syndrome
- androgenize
- androgenous
- antiandrogen
- xenoandrogen
Translations
androgen
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See also
- anabolic steroid
- androsterone
- estrogen
- testosterone
Further reading
androgen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- dragonné, end organ, end-organ, endorgan
Catalan
Etymology
From andro- + -gen.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ənˈdɾɔ.ʒən/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /anˈdɾɔ.d͡ʒen/
Adjective
androgen (feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens, feminine plural andrògenes)
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Noun
androgen m (plural andrògens)
- (biochemistry, steroids) androgen
Derived terms
- androgènic
Further reading
- “androgen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “androgen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “androgen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈandroɡɛn]
Noun
androgen m inan
- androgen
Declension
Declension of androgen
singular | plural | |
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nominative | androgen | androgeny |
genitive | androgenu | androgenů |
dative | androgenu | androgenům |
accusative | androgen | androgeny |
vocative | androgene | androgeny |
locative | androgenu | androgenech |
instrumental | androgenem | androgeny |
Further reading
- androgen in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch androgeen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [anˈdroɡɛn]
- Hyphenation: an‧dro‧gèn
Noun
androgèn (first-person possessive androgenku, second-person possessive androgenmu, third-person possessive androgennya)
- androgen
Related terms
- andrologi
Further reading
- “androgen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
From andro- + gen. First attested in 1884.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈdrɔ.ɡɛn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɡɛn
- Syllabification: an‧dro‧gen
Noun
androgen m inan
- (biochemistry) androgen
- męskie androgeny ― male androgens
Declension
Declension of androgen
singular | plural | |
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nominative | androgen | androgeny |
genitive | androgenu | androgenów |
dative | androgenowi | androgenom |
accusative | androgen | androgeny |
instrumental | androgenem | androgenami |
locative | androgenie | androgenach |
vocative | androgenie | androgeny |
Derived terms
adjectives
- androgeniczny
- androgenny
References
- Juliusz Słowacki (1884) Genezis z Ducha ; List do J. N. Rembowskiego ; Wykład nauki ; Dziennik z r. 1847-1849, page 86
- Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine], Wydawnictwo PWN
Further reading
- androgen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- androgen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- androgen in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romanian
Etymology
From French androgène.
Adjective
androgen m or n (feminine singular androgenă, masculine plural androgeni, feminine and neuter plural androgene)
- androgenic
Declension
Declension of androgen
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | androgen | androgenă | androgeni | androgene | ||
definite | androgenul | androgena | androgenii | androgenele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | androgen | androgene | androgeni | androgene | ||
definite | androgenului | androgenei | androgenilor | androgenelor |