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steroids

ste·roid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [steer-oid, ster-]
    • /ˈstɪər ɔɪd, ˈstɛr-/
    • /ˈste.rɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [steer-oid, ster-]
    • /ˈstɪər ɔɪd, ˈstɛr-/

Definitions of steroids word

  • noun steroids 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. 1
  • noun steroids anabolic steroid. 1
  • adjective steroids Also, steroidal [sti-roid-l, ste-] /stɪˈrɔɪd l, stɛ-/ (Show IPA). pertaining to or characteristic of a steroid. 1
  • idioms steroids on steroids, Slang. 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. 1
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Origin of steroids

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; ster(ol) + -oid

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steroids popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • corticosteroid

    any steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that affects carbohydrate, protein, and electrolyte metabolism, gonad function, and immune response

  • ketosteroid

    any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group.

  • muscle dysmorphia

    a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.

  • saponin

    any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.

  • steroidogenesis

    the formation of steroids, as by the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
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