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steroid
[steer-oid, ster-]
noun
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
adjective
Also steroidal pertaining to or characteristic of a steroid.
steroid
/ ˈstɛr-, ˈstɪərɔɪd /
noun
biochem any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds containing a characteristic chemical ring system. The majority, including the sterols, bile acids, many hormones, and the D vitamins, have important physiological action
steroid
Any of a large class of organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings fused together. Steroids include many biologically important compounds, including cholesterol and other sterols, the sex hormones (such as testosterone and estrogen), bile acids, adrenal hormones, plant alkaloids, and certain forms of vitamins.
Any of various hormones having the structure of a steroid that are made synthetically, especially for use in medicine.
An anabolic steroid.
steroid
A group of molecules that includes cholesterol. The sex hormones estrogen and testosterone are built from steroids, as are many modern anti-inflammatory drugs.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٱˈǾ岹 adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of steroid1
Idioms and Phrases
on steroids, much larger, stronger, or more extreme than is normal or expected.
Yosemite is nature on steroids. He's so lovable, he's like Santa Claus on steroids.
Example Sentences
The list of health risks associated with taking anabolic steroids — which have no medical use approved by the U.S. government — is long and frightening:
In 2022, a cache of leaked emails revealed that, cue the gasps and shock, an $11,000-per-month anabolic steroid habit is the secret substance pumping up his hulking frame.
While there are medical based treatments such as chemotherapy, steroids and hormone therapy available, none of them are "curative", he said.
I understand the steroid thing with Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, and maybe they too will be honored in the Hall of Fame someday, but this “integrity, sportsmanship and character” purity test is nonsense!
Tobacco is also big on the smuggling list, as is cannabis, but Mr Baird said they have recently found needles, syringes and steroids, as well as street Valium.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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