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(biochemistry) The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived.
Use androstane when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Androstane means (biochemistry) The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived.
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