Definition of "androsterone" [androsterone]

• A steroid hormone excreted in urine that reinforces masculine characteristics. (noun)

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• "Butenandt gave this substance the name androsterone and defined its composition as C19H30O2."
• "Celery contains androsterone, which is released in the sweat after being consumed."
• "In the early Eighties, German scientists discovered that black truffles contained a steroid called androsterone, a sexual hormone found in the salivary glands"