Pronunciations (4)
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/tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/
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- General-American
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tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn
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- GB
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tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn
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- US
Noun
A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
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- Uncountable
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Mammalian testes contain almost no testosterone because it is sent out into the body as quickly as it is made.
More examples (1)
The text recounts a 2011 experiment: Researchers tested 136 healthy young men’s testosterone levels, asked them about their political party affiliations, then gave them either a placebo or ten grams of AndroGel one percent, a high-end dose of a common form of testosterone often used in hormone replacement therapies.
Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
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Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on testosterone to deal with the neighbor's son.
The MPS is a male orientated and misogynistic environment filled with testosterone, notches on bed posts and conquests.
Noun
a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics
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