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noun combining form
Etymology: sterol + -one
steroid hormone <androsterone>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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-sterone — formative element in the names of some steroids, as in androsterone, progesterone. [ad. G. steron, f. ster(ol sterol + ket)on ketone. App. first used in G. androsteron (Zeitschr. f. phys. Chem. (1934) CCXXIX. 167) and luteosteron (Ber. d. Deut.… … Useful english dictionary
androstérone — [ ɑ̃drosterɔn ] n. f. • 1931; de andro et stérone ♦ Biochim. Hormone sexuelle mâle, dérivée de la testostérone, dont l activité androgène est inférieure à celle de cette dernière. ● androstérone nom féminin (du grec anêr, andros, homme, et de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-one — ⇒ ONE, suff. Suff. tiré à l orig. de la terminaison adaptée de certains termes gr. et servant à former des subst. (gén. en chim., biochim., biol.). A. CHIM. [Sert à former des termes désignant ,,des cétones, sur une base désignant le plus souvent … Encyclopédie Universelle
C19H28O2 — Testosterone Tes*tos ter*one (t[e^]s*t[o^]s t[ e]r*[=o]n), n. [testes + o + sterone a steroid ketone.] a steroid hormone ({C19H28O2}) produced mostly in the testes, which is responsible for producing the secondary sexual characteristics of males … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Testosterone — Tes*tos ter*one (t[e^]s*t[o^]s t[ e]r*[=o]n), n. [testes + o + sterone a steroid ketone.] a steroid hormone ({C19H28O2}) produced mostly in the testes, which is responsible for producing the secondary sexual characteristics of males. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aldosterone — noun Etymology: aldehyde + o + sterone Date: 1954 a steroid hormone C21H28O5 of the adrenal cortex that functions in the regulation of the salt and water balance of the body … New Collegiate Dictionary
progesterone — noun Etymology: progestin + sterone Date: 1935 a female steroid sex hormone C21H30O2 that is secreted by the corpus luteum to prepare the endometrium for implantation and later by the placenta during pregnancy to prevent rejection of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
testosterone — noun Etymology: testis + o + sterone Date: 1935 1. a hormone that is a hydroxy steroid ketone C19H28O2 produced especially by the testes or made synthetically and that is responsible for inducing and maintaining male secondary sex characters 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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cortisone — /kawr teuh zohn , sohn /, n. 1. Biochem. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C21H28O5, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism. 2. Pharm. a commercial form of this compound, obtained by extraction from the adrenal glands of certain… … Universalium
