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testosterone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/ (General-American)
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• /tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin testislbor. English test(is) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English testosterone From test(is) + -o- + -sterone (“steroid hormone”).

Meanings

1. (countable, qualifier:steroids, uncountable) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
   • Mammalian testes contain almost no testosterone because it is sent out into the body as quickly as it is made. 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 168:
   • The text recounts a 2011 experiment: Researchers tested 136 healthy young men’s testosterone levels, asked them about their political party affiliations, then gave them either a placebo or ten grams of AndroGel one percent, a high-end dose of a common form of testosterone often used in hormone replacement therapies. 2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE:
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
   • The MPS is a male orientated and misogynistic environment filled with testosterone, notches on bed posts and conquests. 2023, Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock, “9.2.5”, in Baroness Casey Review Final Report: An independent review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service, page 268:
   • Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on testosterone to deal with the neighbor's son.

Forms

Deriveds

methyltestosterone · nortestosterone · hydroxytestosterone · testosterony · ketotestosterone · dihydroxytestosterone · testosteronic · cloxotestosterone · testosteroned · epitestosterone · testosterone undecanoate · dehydrotestosterone · testosteronal · testosteroney · testosteronemia

Translations (41)

uk тестостеро́н (steroid hormone) · no testosteron (steroid hormone) · pl testosteron (steroid hormone) · yue 睾酮 (steroid hormone) · ja テストステロン (steroid hormone) · id testosteron (steroid hormone) · sh testostèrōn (steroid hormone) · mi taiaki tāne (steroid hormone) · is testósterón (steroid hormone) · eo testosterono (steroid hormone) · is karlhormón (steroid hormone) · pt testosterona (steroid hormone) · sk testosterón (steroid hormone) · cs testosteron (steroid hormone) · ar تِسْتُسْتِرُون (steroid hormone) · tr testosteron (steroid hormone) · el τεστοστερόνη (steroid hormone) · it testosterone (steroid hormone) · be тэстастэро́н (steroid hormone) · lt testosteronas (steroid hormone) · ro testosteron (steroid hormone) · km តេស្តូស្តេរ៉ូន (steroid hormone) · af testosteroon (steroid hormone) · fa تستوسترون (steroid hormone) · hy տեստոստերոն (steroid hormone) · ca testosterona (steroid hormone) · ru тестостеро́н (steroid hormone) · fr testostérone (steroid hormone) · kmr testosteron (steroid hormone) · sh тестостѐро̄н (steroid hormone) · es testosterona (steroid hormone) · cmn 睾酮 (steroid hormone) · de Testosteron (steroid hormone) · nl testosteron (steroid hormone) · da testosteron (steroid hormone) · cv тестостерон (steroid hormone) · sw testosteroni (steroid hormone) · sv testosteron (steroid hormone) · ko 테스토스테론 (steroid hormone) · he טסטוסטרון (steroid hormone) · fi testosteroni (steroid hormone)