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-sterone

UK/stə.ɹəʊn/US/stəˌɹoʊn/

-sterone suffix: steroid hormone.

Suffix

-sterone

  1. (steroids) Steroid hormone.
  2. Used to form names of androgens/anabolic steroids and progestational steroids.

Origin of -sterone

From sterol + -one.

Questions about -sterone

What does -sterone mean?
-sterone means steroid hormone.
What part of speech is -sterone?
-sterone is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -sterone?
-sterone is pronounced /stə.ɹəʊn/ (UK).

Words near -sterone in the dictionary

  1. -steine
  2. -step
  3. -ster
  4. -steric
  5. -steride
  6. -sterone
  7. -sters
  8. -stigmine
  9. -stock
  10. -stodon
  11. -stomatous

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