androstanedione (English, noun)
expansion: androstanedione (plural androstanediones)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Either of two isomeric steroids: 5α-androstanedione and 5β-androstanedione. In humans, 5α-androstenedione is a metabolic precursor of testosterone and estrone.
Forms:
form: androstanediones
tags: plural