steroid
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- See also Thesaurus:steroid
Derived terms
- 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
class of organic compounds
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Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
steroid m inan
Declension
Further reading
- steroid in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- steroid in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- steroid in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English steroid. Doublet of steryd.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension of steroid
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | steroid | steroidy |
| genitive | steroidu | steroidów |
| dative | steroidowi | steroidom |
| accusative | steroid | steroidy |
| instrumental | steroidem | steroidami |
| locative | steroidzie | steroidach |
| vocative | steroidzie | steroidy |
Further reading
- steroid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- steroid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French stéroïde.
Noun
steroid m (plural steroizi)
Declension
Declension of steroid
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Noun
steroid c
Declension
| Declension of steroid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | steroid | steroiden | steroider | steroiderna |
| Genitive | steroids | steroidens | steroiders | steroidernas |
Derived terms
- anabol steroid (“anabolic steroid”)
References
- steroid in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- steroid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- steroid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
steroid (definite accusative steroidi, plural steroidler)
Declension
| 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 |