What does "oxandrolone" mean?

An androgenic anabolic steroid C₁₉H₃₀O₃ administered orally especially to promote weight gain (as after extensive surgery or a chronic infection) and to relieve bone pain in osteoporosis.

How do you pronounce "oxandrolone"?

Pronounced //ɑkˈsæn.dɹəˌloʊn//.

Oxandrolone

//ɑkˈsæn.dɹəˌloʊn// noun

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Noun

1
An androgenic anabolic steroid C₁₉H₃₀O₃ administered orally especially to promote weight gain (as after extensive surgery or a chronic infection) and to relieve bone pain in osteoporosis. uncountable

Etymology

From oxa- + andro(stan)olone.

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anabolic steroid

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