Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steroid

/ˈstɛɹɔɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: steroid
IPA: /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid From sterol + -oid.

Inflected Forms

steroids (plural)

Derived Forms

aminosteroid antisteroid azasteroid corticosteroid cyclosteroid furanosteroid glucosteroid glycosteroid homosteroid hydroxysteroid immunosteroid isosteroid

Phrases

anabolic steroid horse steroid neuroactive steroid sex steroid steroid dementia

Frequently Paired Words

hormone :Category:Steroids

Synonyms

steroid steroid hormone sex hormone

Rhymes With

avoid destroyed enjoyed employed lloyd deployed void annoyed unemployed boyd floyd freud

Questions

How do you pronounce steroid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/.
What does steroid mean?: 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.
Where does steroid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid From sterol + -oid.

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