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Definition of androgen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

androgen

noun
 
/ˈændrədʒən/
 
/ˈændrədʒən/
(biology)
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  1. a male sex hormone, for example testosterone
    Word Origin1930s: from andro- (from Greek anēr, andr- ‘man’) + -gen.
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