Steroid definition
A drug consisting of, or a regimen involving, a compound from this group.
noun
Any of numerous naturally occurring or synthetic fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings and including the sterols and bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, certain natural drugs such as digitalis compounds, and the precursors of certain vitamins.
noun
Any of a group of compounds including the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, characteristically having the carbon-atom ring structure of the sterols; specif., an anabolic steroid.
noun
Any of numerous fat-soluble organic compounds that have a core structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings, found naturally in animals, plants, and fungi, or produced synthetically. Steroids include the sterols (such as cholesterol), sex hormones (such as estrogen and testosterone), corticosteroid hormones (such as cortisol), bile acids, and anabolic steroids.
noun
(informal) An anabolic steroid.
noun
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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.
on steroids
- In a very large, enhanced, or exaggerated form:
idiom
on steroids
- augmented or strengthened, often, to an extreme or unnatural degree
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
steroid
Plural:
steroidsIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of steroid
- ster(ol) –oid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From sterol + -oid.
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