testosterone
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
testosterone
- (steroid hormone) Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.
- (figuratively) Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
- Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on testosterone to deal with the neighbor's son.
- French: testostérone
- German: Testosteron
- Italian: testosterone
- Portuguese: testosterona
- Russian: тестостеро́н
- Spanish: testosterona
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