different between flavonoid vs steroid

English

Etymology

flavone +? -oid. Not related to flavor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fle?v?n??d/, /?flæv?n??d/

Noun

flavonoid (plural flavonoids)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.

Derived terms

• flavonoidic
• flavonoloid
• isoflavonoid
• neoflavonoid

Translations

See also

• anthocyanin
• apigenin
• catechin
• epicatechin
• epigallocatechin
• eriodictyol
• gallocatechin
• hesperetin
• hesperidin
• isoflavone
• isorhamnetin
• kaempferol
• luteolin
• myricetin
• naringenin
• naringin
• quercetin
• proanthocyanidin
• rutin
• tangeritin
• theaflavin
• thearubigin
• vitamin P

English

Etymology

sterol +? -oid

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d
• IPA^(key): /?st????d/, /?st?????d/

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.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:steroid

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

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

Czech

Noun

steroid m

1. steroid

Further reading

• steroid in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• steroid in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 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