nonsteroidal

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ steroidal.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl

Adjective

nonsteroidal (not comparable)

1. (biochemistry) That does not consist of or contain steroids.

Derived terms

• nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Translations

free of steroids

• Czech: nesteroidní m
• French: non-stéroïdien (fr) m, non stéroïdien (fr) m
• Kazakh: стероидсыз (steroidsyz)
• Russian: нестеро́идный (ru) (nesteróidnyj)

Noun

nonsteroidal (plural nonsteroidals)

1. Any drug not containing steroids.