Androstenediol
androstenediol
androstenediol an·dro·stene·di·ol (ān’drə-stēn’dī-ôl’, -dē-ôl’)
n.
An unsaturated steriodal derivative of androstane that contains two alcohol groups and exists in three isomeric forms.
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