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

• See also Thesaurus:steroid

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

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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