androstane

English

Noun

androstane (countable and uncountable, plural androstanes)

1. (biochemistry) The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived

Derived terms

• androstanediol
• androstanol
• androstanolone
• epostane
• -mestane
• norandrostane
• pancuronium
• trilostane

 

Translations

a steroid hydrocarbon

• Portuguese: androstano m