noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sterol + -oid Date: 1926 any of various compounds containing a 17-carbon 4-ring system and including the sterols and numerous hormones (as anabolic ~s or cortico~s) and glycosides, ~ or ~al adjective
STEROID
Meaning of STEROID in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012