steroid
/ˈstɛɹɔɪd/
steroid noun: a class of organic compounds having a structure of seventeen 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.
Noun
steroid (plural steroids)
- A class of organic compounds having a structure of seventeen 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.
- Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance.
- Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm.2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline
steroid meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Indonesian
steroid in Hindi
- class of organic compounds
- सांद्राभ sāndrābh
steroid in Tamil
- ஸ்ட்டீராய்டு, ஊக்கியம், ஊக்க மருந்து, இயக்க ஊக்கி மருந்து
steroid in Bengali
- স্টেরয়েড, এক প্রকার জৈব যৌগ
steroid in Indonesian
- class of organic compounds
- steroid
More languagesFewer languages
- steroid in Persian
- استروئید estero'id
- steroid in Vietnamese
- xteoit
Examples of steroid in a sentence
- Jorge Bonifacio was hit with an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a horse steroid.
- He started getting huge when he hopped on a course of steroids.
- The cyclist fell from grace because of steroids and lies.
Forms of steroid
| plural | steroids |
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Origin of steroid
From sterol + -oid.
Words formed from steroid
- aminosteroid
- anabolic steroid
- antisteroid
- azasteroid
- corticosteroid
- cyclosteroid
- furanosteroid
- glucosteroid
- glycosteroid
- homosteroid
- horse steroid
- hydroxysteroid
- immunosteroid
- isosteroid
- ketosteroid
- liposteroid
- neuroactive steroid
- neurosteroid
- nonsteroid
- norsteroid
- oxosteroid
- oxysteroid
- phytosteroid
- poststeroid
- presteroid
- roid
- secosteroid
- sex steroid
- steroidal
- steroidally
- steroid dementia
- steroidlike
- steroidogenesis
- steroidogenetic
- steroidogenic
- steroidome
- steroidphobia
Words that rhyme with steroid
Questions about steroid
- What does steroid mean?
- Steroid means a class of organic compounds having a structure of seventeen 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.
- What is steroid in Hindi?
- Steroid in Hindi is सांद्राभ (sāndrābh). See Steroid meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is steroid?
- Steroid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce steroid?
- Steroid is pronounced /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/.
- What is the plural of steroid?
- The plural of steroid is steroids.
Words near steroid in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: steroid (page history and authors); steroid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); steroid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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