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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
steroid
1. any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings;
many have important physiological effects (Freq. 4)
• Derivationally related forms:
steroidal
• Hypernyms:
organic compound
• Hyponyms:
ketosteroid, sterol, steroid alcohol, bile acid, cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside
2. any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
• Syn:
steroid hormone, sex hormone
• Derivationally related forms:
steroidal
• Hypernyms:
hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
• Hyponyms:
progestin, progestogen, androgen, androgenic hormone, estrogen,
oestrogen, corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid, anabolic steroid
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