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Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr
Proto-Hellenic *anḗr
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der.
English andro-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Proto-Hellenic *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.
French -gènebor.
English -gen
English androgen

    From andro- + -gen.

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    androgen (plural androgens)

    1. (biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
      • 2013, David O. Norris, Vertebrate Endocrinology‎[2], page 151:
        It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450aro), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3).
      • 2015 August 17, Ricardo Mondragón-Ceballos et al., “Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women”, in International Journal of Endocrinology‎[3], volume 2015, →DOI, archived from the original on 6 March 2025:
        However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist.
      • 2023 November 6, Joseph Bernstein, “Young Men Seek Answers to an Age-Old Question: How to Be Hot”, in The New York Times‎[4], archived from the original on 4 January 2024:
        Indeed, one popular thread on looksmax.org is devoted to “pubertymaxxing,” complete with “an introduction into androgens and growth factors, and how to apply them.”

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      From andro- +‎ -gen.

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      androgen (feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens, feminine plural andrògenes)

      1. androgenic, causing the appearance of male sexual characteristics.

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      androgen m (plural andrògens)

      1. (biochemistry, steroids) androgen

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      androgen m inan

      1. androgen

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      Declension of androgen (hard masculine inanimate)
      singular plural
      nominative androgen androgeny
      genitive androgenu androgenů
      dative androgenu androgenům
      accusative androgen androgeny
      vocative androgene androgeny
      locative androgenu androgenech
      instrumental androgenem androgeny

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      • “androgen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

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      Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia id

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      Borrowed from Dutch androgeen.

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      androgèn (plural androgen-androgen)

      1. (biochemistry, steroids) androgen
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      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pl

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      Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr
      Proto-Hellenic *anḗr
      Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr)der.
      Polish andro-
      Polish gen
      Polish androgen

        From andro- + gen. First attested in 1884.[1]

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        androgen m inan

        1. (biochemistry) androgen
          męskie androgeny ― male androgens

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        Declension of androgen
        singular plural
        nominative androgen androgeny
        genitive androgenu androgenów
        dative androgenowi androgenom
        accusative androgen androgeny
        instrumental androgenem androgenami
        locative androgenie androgenach
        vocative androgenie androgeny

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        1. ^ Juliusz Słowacki (1884), Genezis z Ducha ; List do J. N. Rembowskiego ; Wykład nauki ; Dziennik z r. 1847-1849‎[1] (in Polish), page 86

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        • “androgen”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)
        • androgen in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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        Borrowed from French androgène.

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        androgen m or n (feminine singular androgenă, masculine plural androgeni, feminine/neuter plural androgene)

        1. androgenic

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        Declension of androgen
        singular plural
        masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
        nominative-
        accusative         		indefinite androgen androgenă androgeni androgene
        definite androgenul androgena androgenii androgenele
        genitive-
        dative         		indefinite androgen androgene androgeni androgene
        definite androgenului androgenei androgenilor androgenelor
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