androgen vs steroid

androgen and steroid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
androgen	Yes	No	No	No
steroid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, steroid is a hypernym of androgen; that is, steroid is a word with a broader meaning than androgen:

androgen: male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
steroid: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

Other hypernyms of androgen include sex hormone, steroid hormone.

androgen (noun)	steroid (noun)
male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics	any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
	any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs