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an•dro•gen
(an′drə jən, -jen′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
an•dro•gen•ic
(an′drə jen′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Biochemistryany substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- 1935–40; andro- + -gen
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