steroid

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steroid

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From 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, oestrid, roisted, trideos, editors, ostreid, triodes, tie rods, sortied, doiters, tierods, storied

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛroɪt]

steroid m inan

1. steroid

• “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 Wikipedia has an article on:

steroid

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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

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

steroid

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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