testosterone
nounHow to pronounce testosterone:
Definition of testosterone:
- testosterone (noun):
- a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics.
- 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
Synonyms for testosterone:
androgenic hormone
Antonyms for testosterone:
17β-estradiol
estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol
estradiol
estriol
estrogen
estrone
oestradiol
oestriol
oestrogen
oestrone
the major female sex hormone
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
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- encouraging
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- inhumanly
- successfulness
- replaceable
- apologise
- endeavoring
- presumptuous
- accessibly
- scenario
- phonographic
- heptameter
- connotation
- elevation
- perspicuous
- recalcitrance
- cooperative
- lugubrious
- lamentation
- contrarily
- overrated
- edacity
- compunctious
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- wishy-washy
- Kozakura
- non sequitur
- equivocal
- circumspectly
- acclimatize
- hyperactive
- ignorable
- antisocial
- previously
- acoustician
- interwoven
- nomenclature
- dubiety
- Ashwathama
- verbosity
- unconfident
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