steroid

sterol +‎ -oid

• Rhymes: -ɔɪd
• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/, /ˈstɪəɹɔɪd/

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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.

• See also Thesaurus:steroid

• destroi, doiters, editors, oestrid, ostreid, roisted, sortied, storied, tie rods, tierods, triodes

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛroɪt]

steroid m inan

1. steroid

• 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

Borrowed from English steroid. Doublet of steryd.

• IPA^(key): /stɛˈrɔ.it/

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• Rhymes: -ɔit
• Syllabification: ste‧ro‧id

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

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

Borrowed from French stéroïde.

steroid m (plural steroizi)

1. steroid

steroid c

1. (usually in the plural) a steroid

• anabol steroid (“anabolic steroid”)

• steroid in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• steroid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• steroid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

From French stéroïde.

• IPA^(key): /s(i)te.ɾo.it/

steroid (definite accusative steroidi, plural steroidler)

1. steroid