steroid

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

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

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

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