Definition of steroid in English:

steroid

noun ˈstɛrɔɪdˈstɪərɔɪd

Biochemistry

1Any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five). They include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins.
〔生化〕甾类化合物，类固醇
Example sentencesExamples
- It is an important part of a healthy body, being a building block for steroids such as the sex hormones, and the hormones of the adrenal cortex.
- Vitamin D is a steroid produced in the skin through a reaction between cholesterol and sunlight.
- Little is known about the steroids associated with these structures in hagfish.
- One of the steroids it produces is cortisol, which increases the supply of glucose in the blood.
- So far, all the sex pheromones found in fish have turned out to be steroids and prostaglandins.
1. 1.1
  short for anabolic steroid
  Example sentencesExamples
  All but four contained steroids, which in 14 cases were classified as potent or very potent.
  He took, supposedly or allegedly, this designer steroid that helped him run faster.
  You know using steroids or human growth hormone to add slabs of muscle is cheating.
  The commissioner's policy bans the use of steroids at the major league level.
  There's an interesting editorial in USA Today on steroids in professional sports.
  These doses were comparable with the doses that many athletes who use steroids take.
  Detecting successive generations of designer steroids will require a different type of sleuthing.
  Well, this has a lot of eyes on Major League Baseball and its policy about drug testing and steroids.
  First there were the highly publicized congressional hearings on steroids in professional baseball.
  He very quickly began to inject steroids, as he later admitted.
  I contend that players were caught with steroids that had been in their bodies for a while.
  If he has a poor spring, some will doubt he even belongs in the big leagues without steroids.
  When someone is taking steroids, he can lift hard one day, then come back and lift the next.
  Players will be tested for steroids at least twice a season, including one random test.
  Come up with a plan that gets guys off steroids and levels the playing field.
  He said he had been a gymnast as a teenager and wanted to get back into gymnastics as well as do some body building and the steroids would last him about five years.
  This is not caused by an over use of steroids but by a growth or tumour on her pituitary gland.
  In the 1980s steroids were the rage among power athletes, like weightlifters and sprinters.
  Top sluggers are adding muscle and bulk by taking steroids and growth hormone.
  Obviously testosterone levels also deplete and once you stop using steroids it can take a long time to get back to normal.

Derivatives

steroidal

adjectivestɛˈrɔɪd(ə)l

Biochemistry

Most pharmacological actions of ginseng are attributed to ginsenosides, a family of steroids named steroidal saponins.
Example sentencesExamples
- Conjugated estrogens, a subgroup of the broad group of steroidal estrogens, are already listed as ‘known’ and drug labeling or package inserts discuss the possible side-effects that occur in some people.
- Although brain inflammation is evident in Alzheimer's disease, prospective trials of steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have failed to show benefit.
- Bile acids or steroidal conjugates can also cause purple discolouration.
- Unlike other aromatase inhibitors, exemestane is a steroidal aromatase inactivator, which means it selectively targets and irreversibly binds to the aromatase enzyme, which is required to produce estrogen.

Origin

1930s: from sterol + -oid.

Definition of steroid in US English:

steroid

noun

Biochemistry

1Any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five). They include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins.
〔生化〕甾类化合物，类固醇
Example sentencesExamples
- Vitamin D is a steroid produced in the skin through a reaction between cholesterol and sunlight.
- Little is known about the steroids associated with these structures in hagfish.
- So far, all the sex pheromones found in fish have turned out to be steroids and prostaglandins.
- It is an important part of a healthy body, being a building block for steroids such as the sex hormones, and the hormones of the adrenal cortex.
- One of the steroids it produces is cortisol, which increases the supply of glucose in the blood.
1. 1.1
  short for anabolic steroid
  Example sentencesExamples
  Top sluggers are adding muscle and bulk by taking steroids and growth hormone.
  Come up with a plan that gets guys off steroids and levels the playing field.
  Obviously testosterone levels also deplete and once you stop using steroids it can take a long time to get back to normal.
  This is not caused by an over use of steroids but by a growth or tumour on her pituitary gland.
  When someone is taking steroids, he can lift hard one day, then come back and lift the next.
  These doses were comparable with the doses that many athletes who use steroids take.
  First there were the highly publicized congressional hearings on steroids in professional baseball.
  There's an interesting editorial in USA Today on steroids in professional sports.
  Players will be tested for steroids at least twice a season, including one random test.
  In the 1980s steroids were the rage among power athletes, like weightlifters and sprinters.
  All but four contained steroids, which in 14 cases were classified as potent or very potent.
  He said he had been a gymnast as a teenager and wanted to get back into gymnastics as well as do some body building and the steroids would last him about five years.
  Well, this has a lot of eyes on Major League Baseball and its policy about drug testing and steroids.
  You know using steroids or human growth hormone to add slabs of muscle is cheating.
  The commissioner's policy bans the use of steroids at the major league level.
  He took, supposedly or allegedly, this designer steroid that helped him run faster.
  If he has a poor spring, some will doubt he even belongs in the big leagues without steroids.
  He very quickly began to inject steroids, as he later admitted.
  Detecting successive generations of designer steroids will require a different type of sleuthing.
  I contend that players were caught with steroids that had been in their bodies for a while.

Phrases

on steroids

Used to suggest a highly exaggerated, enhanced, or accelerated version of something.
high-protein gelatin squares, available in bright red or bright green, sort of like Jell-O on steroids
Example sentencesExamples
- Call it a .44 Magnum-length cartridge on steroids, fattening it up to .475 caliber.
- I mean, physically, I can't, because these things are, like, veneers on steroids.
- Leonard jokes that it's a bit like paint by numbers on steroids.
- But the characters do not ring true, and the events that plague them are clichés on steroids.
- You know, they all look a little bit like a Palm Pilot on steroids, essentially, because they're so big.
- At first glance it might appear like a roller ski on steroids or perhaps the mutant offspring of a mountain bike and roller blades.
- Near the end, we had to climb over, under and back over a paramilitary structure best described as a jungle gym on steroids.
- Some look just like desktop PCs on steroids, others are slim boxes stacked in racks like an audiophile's stereo system.
- What we have here is business as usual - and hypocrisy on steroids.
- It is now the last event; they have to climb a hill, which is more like a huge, inclined path with rocks on steroids.

Origin

1930s: from sterol + -oid.

词汇	steroid
释义	Definition of steroid in English: steroid noun ˈstɛrɔɪdˈstɪərɔɪd Biochemistry 1Any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five). They include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins. 〔生化〕甾类化合物，类固醇 Example sentencesExamples It is an important part of a healthy body, being a building block for steroids such as the sex hormones, and the hormones of the adrenal cortex. Vitamin D is a steroid produced in the skin through a reaction between cholesterol and sunlight. Little is known about the steroids associated with these structures in hagfish. One of the steroids it produces is cortisol, which increases the supply of glucose in the blood. So far, all the sex pheromones found in fish have turned out to be steroids and prostaglandins. 1.1 short for anabolic steroid Example sentencesExamples All but four contained steroids, which in 14 cases were classified as potent or very potent. He took, supposedly or allegedly, this designer steroid that helped him run faster. You know using steroids or human growth hormone to add slabs of muscle is cheating. The commissioner's policy bans the use of steroids at the major league level. There's an interesting editorial in USA Today on steroids in professional sports. These doses were comparable with the doses that many athletes who use steroids take. Detecting successive generations of designer steroids will require a different type of sleuthing. Well, this has a lot of eyes on Major League Baseball and its policy about drug testing and steroids. First there were the highly publicized congressional hearings on steroids in professional baseball. He very quickly began to inject steroids, as he later admitted. I contend that players were caught with steroids that had been in their bodies for a while. If he has a poor spring, some will doubt he even belongs in the big leagues without steroids. When someone is taking steroids, he can lift hard one day, then come back and lift the next. Players will be tested for steroids at least twice a season, including one random test. Come up with a plan that gets guys off steroids and levels the playing field. He said he had been a gymnast as a teenager and wanted to get back into gymnastics as well as do some body building and the steroids would last him about five years. This is not caused by an over use of steroids but by a growth or tumour on her pituitary gland. In the 1980s steroids were the rage among power athletes, like weightlifters and sprinters. Top sluggers are adding muscle and bulk by taking steroids and growth hormone. Obviously testosterone levels also deplete and once you stop using steroids it can take a long time to get back to normal. Derivatives steroidal adjectivestɛˈrɔɪd(ə)l Biochemistry Most pharmacological actions of ginseng are attributed to ginsenosides, a family of steroids named steroidal saponins. Example sentencesExamples Conjugated estrogens, a subgroup of the broad group of steroidal estrogens, are already listed as ‘known’ and drug labeling or package inserts discuss the possible side-effects that occur in some people. Although brain inflammation is evident in Alzheimer's disease, prospective trials of steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have failed to show benefit. Bile acids or steroidal conjugates can also cause purple discolouration. Unlike other aromatase inhibitors, exemestane is a steroidal aromatase inactivator, which means it selectively targets and irreversibly binds to the aromatase enzyme, which is required to produce estrogen. Origin 1930s: from sterol + -oid. Definition of steroid in US English: steroid noun Biochemistry 1Any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five). They include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins. 〔生化〕甾类化合物，类固醇 Example sentencesExamples Vitamin D is a steroid produced in the skin through a reaction between cholesterol and sunlight. Little is known about the steroids associated with these structures in hagfish. So far, all the sex pheromones found in fish have turned out to be steroids and prostaglandins. It is an important part of a healthy body, being a building block for steroids such as the sex hormones, and the hormones of the adrenal cortex. One of the steroids it produces is cortisol, which increases the supply of glucose in the blood. 1.1 short for anabolic steroid Example sentencesExamples Top sluggers are adding muscle and bulk by taking steroids and growth hormone. Come up with a plan that gets guys off steroids and levels the playing field. Obviously testosterone levels also deplete and once you stop using steroids it can take a long time to get back to normal. This is not caused by an over use of steroids but by a growth or tumour on her pituitary gland. When someone is taking steroids, he can lift hard one day, then come back and lift the next. These doses were comparable with the doses that many athletes who use steroids take. First there were the highly publicized congressional hearings on steroids in professional baseball. There's an interesting editorial in USA Today on steroids in professional sports. Players will be tested for steroids at least twice a season, including one random test. In the 1980s steroids were the rage among power athletes, like weightlifters and sprinters. All but four contained steroids, which in 14 cases were classified as potent or very potent. He said he had been a gymnast as a teenager and wanted to get back into gymnastics as well as do some body building and the steroids would last him about five years. Well, this has a lot of eyes on Major League Baseball and its policy about drug testing and steroids. You know using steroids or human growth hormone to add slabs of muscle is cheating. The commissioner's policy bans the use of steroids at the major league level. He took, supposedly or allegedly, this designer steroid that helped him run faster. If he has a poor spring, some will doubt he even belongs in the big leagues without steroids. He very quickly began to inject steroids, as he later admitted. Detecting successive generations of designer steroids will require a different type of sleuthing. I contend that players were caught with steroids that had been in their bodies for a while. Phrases on steroids Used to suggest a highly exaggerated, enhanced, or accelerated version of something. high-protein gelatin squares, available in bright red or bright green, sort of like Jell-O on steroids Example sentencesExamples Call it a .44 Magnum-length cartridge on steroids, fattening it up to .475 caliber. I mean, physically, I can't, because these things are, like, veneers on steroids. Leonard jokes that it's a bit like paint by numbers on steroids. But the characters do not ring true, and the events that plague them are clichés on steroids. You know, they all look a little bit like a Palm Pilot on steroids, essentially, because they're so big. At first glance it might appear like a roller ski on steroids or perhaps the mutant offspring of a mountain bike and roller blades. Near the end, we had to climb over, under and back over a paramilitary structure best described as a jungle gym on steroids. Some look just like desktop PCs on steroids, others are slim boxes stacked in racks like an audiophile's stereo system. What we have here is business as usual - and hypocrisy on steroids. It is now the last event; they have to climb a hill, which is more like a huge, inclined path with rocks on steroids. Origin 1930s: from sterol + -oid. noun.1 phr.
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