A chemical compound related to or derived from androgens, or an obsolete term for certain steroid compounds.
From prefix 'ett-' or variant hormone nomenclature plus '-one,' a suffix used in organic chemistry for ketone compounds. This appears to be a technical or trade name used in pharmaceutical chemistry, likely from early-to-mid 20th century medical literature.
Ettirone represents an era when pharmaceutical companies created dozens of similar steroid compounds, each with quirky names that pharmaceutical historians now struggle to trace because many were abandoned or never widely used.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.