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Probably from (ana)bol(ic) + -a- + -sterone (“androgen/anabolic steroid”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A 17α-alkylated anabolic steroid with close structural similarity to testosterone. Full definition →
Probably from (ana)bol(ic) + -a- + -sterone (“androgen/anabolic steroid”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.