fluoxymesterone

English

Chemical structure of fluoxymesterone

Etymology

From flu(or)- +‎ (hydr)oxy- +‎ me(thyltesto)sterone.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fluˌɑk.sɪˈmɛ.stəˌɹoʊn/

Noun

fluoxymesterone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.

References

• “fluoxymesterone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.