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Answer for the clue "An androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain ", 18 letters:
methyltestosterone

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Methyltestosterone (brand names Android , Androral , Metandren , Oraviron , Testred , Virilon ), also known as 17α-methyltestosterone , is a 17α- alkylated anabolic steroid used to treat males with a testosterone deficiency. It bears close structural similarity ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An anabolic steroid used to treat testosterone deficiency in man and breast cancer and menopause in woman.

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It is methyltestosterone, which differs from testosterone in that a one-carbon methyl group (-CHS) is attached to carbon-i/ in addition to the hydroxyl group already present.