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steroid
| steroid alcohol
| steroid hormone
| steroidal
| sterol
| sterope
steroid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun steroid has 2 senses
- steroid(n = noun.substance) Array - any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects; Array is a kind of organic compound
- steroid(n = noun.substance) sex hormone, steroid hormone - any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs; Array is a kind of endocrine, hormone, internal secretion
has particulars: ketosteroid, steroid alcohol, sterol, bile acid, cardiac glucoside, cardiac glycoside
Derived form adjective steroidal1
has particulars: progestin, progestogen, androgen, androgenic hormone, estrogen, oestrogen, adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid, anabolic steroid
Derived form adjective steroidal1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
steroid, n. Biochem. any of a group of organic compounds with a characteristic structure of four rings of carbon atoms, including many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins.
Derivative
steroidal adj.
Etymology
STEROL + -OID
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