SYN: stanolone.
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di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one -te-'stäs-tə-.rōn n a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate) abbr. DHT
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di·hy·dro·tes·tos·te·rone (DHT) (di-hi″dro-tes-tosґtə-rōn) 7β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-3-one, a powerful androgenic hormone, formed in peripheral tissue by the action of the enzyme 5α-reductase on testosterone; it is thought to be the essential androgen responsible for formation of primary sex characters in males during embryogenesis, for development of most male secondary sex characters at puberty, and for adult male sexual function. A semisynthetic analogue is called stanolone.Medical dictionary. 2011.