andro
1 of 2noun
an·dro ˈan-drō 
: androstenedione
andro-
2 of 2combining form
variants or before a vowel andr-
1
: male human being
androcentric
2
: male
androecium
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 16 June 2021 Nine years passed between when a reporter spied a bottle of andro in the locker of Mark McGwire, and Bonds’ supernatural record-breaking power surge. Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 9 July 2019
Noun
Good ol’ Sammy-n-Mac, bringing the game back, one bit of andro at a time, one corked Louisville Slugger at a time. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 16 June 2021 Nine years passed between when a reporter spied a bottle of andro in the locker of Mark McGwire, and Bonds’ supernatural record-breaking power surge. Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 9 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun
by shortening
Combining form
borrowed from Greek, combining form from anḗr (genitive andrós) "man, husband, human," going back to Indo-European *h2ner- "man," whence also Welsh ner "lord, chief," Oscan ner- (in nerum "of men"), Albanian njeri "man, human," Armenian ayr (genitive aṙn) "man, husband," Sanskrit nā́ (genitive náraḥ) "man"
First Known Use
Noun
1997, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
andro
noun
an·dro ˈan-drō
: androstenedione