Phrase Hound found 4 phrases and 19 compound words that contain steroids. The most common are listed below. Open steroids in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 4
- anabolic steroidsplural of anabolic steroid: A class of steroid hormones that promote growth of tissue.
- sex steroidsplural of sex steroid: A hormone, such as testosterone in males or estrogen in females, affecting sexual development and reproduction.
- neuroactive steroidsplural of neuroactive steroid: Any of several steroids, synthesized in the myelinating glial cells, which alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter-gated ion channels.
- horse steroidsplural of horse steroid: Any of various steroids that are intended for veterinary use on large quadrupeds, also sometimes used illicitly by human athletes or bodybuilders.
Compound words 19
- aminosteroidsplural of aminosteroid: Any of a group of drugs (steroidal amines) with a similar structure based on a steroid nucleus
- azasteroidsplural of azasteroid: The azalogue of an existing steroid
- bufosteroidsplural of bufosteroid: Any of several steroids present in the skin of toads
- cyclosteroidsplural of cyclosteroid: Any steroid that has an extra ring, typically a cyclopropane ring
- holasteroidsplural of holasteroid: Any oval sea urchin of the family Holasteridae
- homosteroidsplural of homosteroid: A derivative of a steroid in which at least one carbon atom has been inserted to expand one of the four steroid rings.
- hydroxysteroidsplural of hydroxysteroid: Any alcohol derivative of a steroid.
- icesteroidsplural of icesteroid: An asteroid made of ice.
- immunosteroidsplural of immunosteroid: Any steroid involved in immunoregulation
- isosteroidsplural of isosteroid: Any of many steroids that have a side chain that is an isomer of the normal steroid