androgenicityn.
/ˌandrədʒəˈnɪsᵻti/, /anˌdrɒdʒəˈnɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌændrədʒəˈnɪsᵻdi/, /ænˌdrɑdʒəˈnɪsᵻdi/ Biology.
The property of producing an androgenic or masculinizing effect; (also) the degree to which something produces a masculinizing effect.
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1938 Proc. Royal Soc. 1937–8 B. 124 207 A much more regular relation is found between the response of the pituitary and the androgenicity of the compound as shown by the response of the accessory organs.
1957 Cancer 10 809/2 We have assigned a 2-plus androgenicity to testosterone.
2003 S. J. Segal & L. Mastroianni Hormone Use Menopause & Male Andropause 86 The main pathway for testosterone synthesis goes through the precursors DHEA, which has negligible androgenicity, and androstenediol, which is more androgenic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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