steroid
English
/ˈstɛɹɔɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (biochemistry) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.
- (bodybuilding) Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth.
- (sports) Any chemical compound used to enhance athletic performance.
Etymology
Affix from English sterol.
Origin
English
sterol
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adrenocorticosteroid English
- aminosteroid English
- aminosterol English
- antisteroid English
- antisteroidal English
- antisteroidogenic English
- avenasterol English
- azasteroid English
- brassicasterol English
- cerebrosterol English
- chondrillasterol English
- clionasterol English
- corticosteroid English
- corticosteroidal English
- corticosteroidogenesis English
- cyclosteroid English
- desmethylsterol English
- disteroidal English
- fungisterol English
- furan English
- furanosteroid English
- genetic English
- glucosteroid English
- glycosteroid English
- hydroxycorticosteroid English
- hydroxysteroid English
- immunosteroid English
- isosteroid English
- isosteroidal English
- ketosteroid English
- ketosterol English
- mycosterol English
- neurosteroid English
- neurosteroidal English
- neurosteroidogenesis English
- neurosterol English
- non-steroidal English
- noncorticosteroid English
- nonsteroid English
- nonsteroidal English
- nonsteroidogenic English
- nonsterol English
- norsteroid English
- norsteroidal English
- oxosteroid English
- oxysteroid English
- oxysterol English
- phytosteroid English
- phytosterol English
- poriferasterol English
- poststeroid English
- presteroid English
- presteroidal English
- sitosterol English
- steroidal English
- steroidally English
- steroidlike English
- steroidogenesis English
- steroidogenetic English
- steroidogenic English
- steroidome English
- steroidomics English
- steroidphobia English
- sterol English
- sterolin English
- tachysterol English
- zoosterol English
- zymosterol English
- ステロイド Japanese
- stéaróideach Irish
- stéaróidigineach Irish
- stéaróidigineas Irish
- 스테로이드 Korean
- furan
- sterol
- genetic
- sterolin
- oxysterol
- zoosterol
- nonsterol
- steroidal
- oxysteroid
- ketosterol
- norsteroid
- oxosteroid
- zymosterol
- steroidome
- nonsteroid
- azasteroid
- isosteroid
- sitosterol
- mycosterol
- presteroid
- disteroidal
- aminosterol
- steroidally
- tachysterol
- neurosterol
- poststeroid
- steroidlike
- ketosteroid
- antisteroid
- avenasterol
- phytosterol
- fungisterol
- norsteroidal
- phytosteroid
- presteroidal
- steroidomics
- isosteroidal
- aminosteroid
- cyclosteroid
- clionasterol
- nonsteroidal
- neurosteroid
- glucosteroid
- glycosteroid
- steroidogenic
- steroidphobia
- immunosteroid
- non-steroidal
- cerebrosterol
- antisteroidal
- furanosteroid
- hydroxysteroid
- neurosteroidal
- brassicasterol
- corticosteroid
- poriferasterol
- desmethylsterol
- steroidogenetic
- steroidogenesis
- nonsteroidogenic
- chondrillasterol
- corticosteroidal
- antisteroidogenic
- noncorticosteroid
- adrenocorticosteroid
- neurosteroidogenesis
- hydroxycorticosteroid
- corticosteroidogenesis