testosterone

noun
🔊/teˈstɒstərəʊn/
🔊/teˈstɑːstərəʊn/
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  1. a hormone (= chemical substance produced in the body) that causes men to develop the physical and sexual features that are characteristic of the male body 睾酮;睾丸素compare oestrogen, progesterone
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTestosterone is used before these nouns:
    • production
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    Word Origin1930s: from testis + sterone (blend of sterol and ketone).