steroid

ste·roid

noun \ˈstir-ˌȯid also ˈster-\

Definition of STEROID

: any of various compounds containing a 17-carbon 4-ring system and including the sterols and numerous hormones (as anabolic steroids or corticosteroids) and glycosides

— steroid or ste·roi·dal \stə-ˈrȯi-d^əl\ adjective

Examples of STEROID

1. He was accused of taking steroids.

Origin of STEROID

International Scientific Vocabulary sterol + -oid

First Known Use: 1926

Rhymes with STEROID

android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid