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Definition of Androgenous
1. Adjective. Of or related to androgenesis.
Partainyms: Androgenesis, Androgenesis
Derivative terms: Androgenesis, Androgenesis, Androgyne, Androgyny
Definition of Androgenous
1. Adjective. (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic ¹
2. Adjective. (misspelling of androgynous) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Androgenous
1. Giving birth to males. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Androgenous
Literary usage of Androgenous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine by Charles Whitlock Moore (1865)
"... of bigotry passed away, and Masonry assumed its rejuvenated brilliancy among
the good and wise of the European States, the androgenous Societies of the ..."
2. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1892)
"... into existence the universe, or rather, the universal world, the first
androgenous deity—the chaotic matter becoming its body, and ether the soul. ..."
3. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1851)
"... class of Infusoria, hitherto supposed to be androgenous. This discovery was
first made by observing the difference in the form and development of the ..."
4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1855)
"Our dredger has repeatedly verified in this species the recorded accounts of the
singular androgenous concatenations of this family when under the genial ..."
5. A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom, and Manual of Comparative Anatomy by Thomas Rymer Jones (1841)
"... are perfectly androgenous, as each individual possesses a distinct male and
female generative system; but they are not apparently self-impregnating, ..."
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