t 1 e 1 s 1 t 1 o 1 s 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 o 1 n 1 e 1
12 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics
originEtymology tree Latin testislbor. English test(is) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English…
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