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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

English

Etymology

From dex- +? -a- +? -methasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s??m??.?.s??n/, /?d?k.s??m??.?.z??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s??m??.??so?n/, /?d?k.s??m??.??zo?n/

Noun

dexamethasone (countable and uncountable, plural dexamethasones)

1. (pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₂₉FO₅, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Translations

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

(brand name medicine tradenames)

References

• “dexamethasone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “dexamethasone”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).