steroid

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Etymology

From sterol + -oid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪd
• IPA: /ˈstɛrɔɪd/ /ˈstɪərɔɪd/

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Noun

steroid (plural steroids)

1. (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.
2. (bodybuilding) Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth.
3. (sports, US) Any chemical compound used to enhance athletic performance.

Hyponyms

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Translations

class of organic compounds

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 類固醇 (cmn), 类固醇 (cmn) (lèigùchún), 甾 (cmn) (zāi)

• Finnish: steroidi (fi)
• French: stéroïde (fr) m
• German: Steroid (de) n
• Icelandic: steri (is) m
• Irish: stéaróideach (ga) m
• Italian: steroide (it) m

• Japanese: ステロイド (ja) (suteroido)
• Korean: 스테로이드 (ko) (seuteroideu)
• Polish: steroid (pl) m
• Portuguese: esteróide (pt) m
• Russian: стероид (ru) (steróid) m
• Spanish: esteroide (es) m
• Turkish: steroid (tr)
• Vietnamese: xteoit (vi)

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