epiandrosterone

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ androsterone.

Noun

epiandrosterone (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A steroid hormone with weak androgenic activity, a natural metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone via the 5α-reductase enzyme.
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