steroid

English

Etymology

sterol +‎ -oid

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

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

Noun

steroid m

  1. steroid

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French stéroïde.

Noun

steroid m (plural steroizi)

  1. steroid

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

Turkish

Etymology

From French stéroïde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ste.ɾɔ.id/

Noun

steroid (definite accusative steroidi, plural steroidler)

  1. steroid

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
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