testosterone

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A white crystalline steroid hormone, C19H28O2, produced primarily in the testes and responsible for the development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics.

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Any of several synthetic compounds that mimic the physiologic activity of testosterone, used as a drug in medical treatment and a doping agent by athletes.

noun

a steroid hormone (C19H28O2) produced mostly in the testes, which is responsible for producing the secondary sexual characteristics of males.

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Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.

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Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.

noun

a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics