noun Biochemistry.
- any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
noun
- any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics
n.
- A steroid, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics.androgenic hormone
- Any of several steroid hormones, especially testosterone, that regulate the growth, development, and function of the male reproductive system. The testes are the main source of bodily androgens.