steroid

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From sterol +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪd
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/, /ˈstɪəɹɔɪd/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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steroid (plural steroids)

  1. (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.
  2. (bodybuilding, sports) Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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steroid m inan

  1. steroid

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Further reading

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  • steroid”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • steroid”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • steroid in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English steroid. Doublet of steryd.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stɛˈrɔ.it/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: ste‧ro‧id

Noun

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steroid m inan (related adjective steroidowy)

  1. (biochemistry) steroid (class of organic compounds)
    Synonym: steryd
  2. (bodybuilding) steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance)
    Synonym: steryd

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Further reading

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  • steroid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • steroid in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French stéroïde.

Noun

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steroid m (plural steroizi)

  1. steroid

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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steroid c

  1. (usually in the plural) a steroid

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From French stéroïde.

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Noun

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steroid (definite accusative steroidi, plural steroidler)

  1. steroid

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Inflection
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