steroid

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n. 类固醇 [化] 甾族化合物

发音

US /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/

词形变化

steroids 复数 steroids

教材释义与例句

名词

类固醇； 甾族化合物

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    类固醇

    甾

    甾体

    化学 生物
  2. 2.

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

    体育

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sex hormone

上位词 3

hormone endocrine organic compound

下位词 10

estrogen oestrogen anabolic steroid androgen bile acid corticoid corticosteroid ecdysteroid ketosteroid progestin

相关短语

steroid dementia anabolic steroid n. 合成代谢类固醇 neuroactive steroid horse steroid sex steroid

词源

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-der. Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid From sterol + -oid.

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