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steroid
ster·oid [ str òyd, sté ròyd ] (plural ster·oids)


noun 
Definition:
 
organic compound: any of a large group of natural or synthetic fatty substances containing four carbon rings, including the sex hormones
[Mid-20th century. <sterol + -oid]

ste·roid·al [ steer óyd'l, ste róyd'l ] adjective
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