steroid
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
steroid (plural steroids)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) 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, sports) Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance.
Hyponyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:steroid
Derived terms edit
- aminosteroid
- anabolic steroid
- antisteroid
- azasteroid
- corticosteroid
- cyclosteroid
- furanosteroid
- horse steroid
- hydroxysteroid
- isosteroid
- ketosteroid
- neuroactive steroid
- neurosteroid
- nonsteroid
- norsteroid
- oxosteroid
- phytosteroid
- poststeroid
- roid
- secosteroid
- sex steroid
- steroidal
- steroidally
- steroidlike
- steroidogenesis
- steroidogenetic
- steroidogenic
- steroidome
- steroidphobia
Translations edit
class of organic compounds
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Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
steroid m inan
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English steroid. Doublet of steryd.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
steroid m inan (related adjective steroidowy)
- (biochemistry) steroid (class of organic compounds)
- Synonym: steryd
- (bodybuilding) steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance)
- Synonym: steryd
Declension edit
Declension of steroid
singular | plural | |
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nominative | steroid | steroidy |
genitive | steroidu | steroidów |
dative | steroidowi | steroidom |
accusative | steroid | steroidy |
instrumental | steroidem | steroidami |
locative | steroidzie | steroidach |
vocative | steroidzie | steroidy |
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French stéroïde.
Noun edit
steroid m (plural steroizi)
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Declension of steroid
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) steroid | steroidul | (niște) steroizi | steroizii |
genitive/dative | (unui) steroid | steroidului | (unor) steroizi | steroizilor |
vocative | steroidule | steroizilor |
Swedish edit
Noun edit
steroid c
Declension edit
Declension of steroid | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | steroid | steroiden | steroider | steroiderna |
Genitive | steroids | steroidens | steroiders | steroidernas |
Derived terms edit
- anabol steroid (“anabolic steroid”)
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Turkish edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
steroid (definite accusative steroidi, plural steroidler)
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Inflection | ||
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Nominative | steroid | |
Definite accusative | steroidi | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | steroid | steroidler |
Definite accusative | steroidi | steroidleri |
Dative | steroide | steroidlere |
Locative | steroidde | steroidlerde |
Ablative | steroidden | steroidlerden |
Genitive | steroidin | steroidlerin |