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ketosteroid

ketosteroid noun: any steroid having a ketone functional group.

Noun

ketosteroid (plural ketosteroids)

  1. Any steroid having a ketone functional group.

Forms of ketosteroid

pluralketosteroids

Origin of ketosteroid

From keto- + steroid.

Questions about ketosteroid

What does ketosteroid mean?
Ketosteroid means any steroid having a ketone functional group.
What part of speech is ketosteroid?
Ketosteroid is a noun.
What is the plural of ketosteroid?
The plural of ketosteroid is ketosteroids.

Words near ketosteroid in the dictionary

  1. ketosidic
  2. ketosis
  3. ketosphinganine
  4. ketosphinganines
  5. ketosphingosine
  6. ketosteroid
  7. ketosteroids
  8. ketosterol
  9. ketosterols
  10. ketosuccinic
  11. ketosuccinic acid

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