androsterone
noun
an·dros·ter·one an-ˈdrä-stə-ˌrōn 
: an androgenic hormone that is a hydroxy ketone C19H30O2 found especially in male urine
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Androsteron, from andro- andro- + Sterol sterol + Keton ketone
Note: The name was introduced by the German biochemist Adolph Butenandt (1903-95) and his co-worker Kurt Tscherning in "Über Androsteron, ein krystallisiertes männliches Sexualhormon. I. Isolierung und Reindarstellung aus Männerharn," Zeitschrift für physiologische Chemie, Band 229 (1934), pp. 167-84.
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
androsterone
noun
an·dros·ter·one an-ˈdräs-tə-ˌrōn
: an androgenic hormone that is a hydroxy ketone C19H30O2 found in human urine