androstane
noun
androstane is spelled A-N-D-R-O-S-T-A-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, androstane means “The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of androstane is androstanes.
How many letters and syllables are in androstane?
| Letters | 10: A-N-D-R-O-S-T-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is androstane?
Androstane appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of androstane
- androstanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does androstane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Androstane in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a steroid hydrocarbon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | androstano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.