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steroids
 
Noun steroid has 2 senses
  1. steroid - any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
    --1 is a kind of     organic compound
    --1 has particulars:
     ketosteroid; sterol, steroid alcohol; bile acid; cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside
  2. steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone - any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
    --2 is a kind of hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
    --2 has particulars:
     progestin, progestogen; androgen, androgenic hormone; estrogen, oestrogen; corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid; anabolic steroid
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