testosterone
noun /teˈstɒstərəʊn/
/teˈstɑːstərəʊn/
- 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
compare oestrogen, progesterone睾酮;睾丸素 Collocations DictionaryTestosterone is used before these nouns:- production
词源1930s: from testis + sterone (blend of sterol and ketone).