Meanings
adjectiveaminosteroidal (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to aminosteroids.
Origin
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishamino-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
- Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Frenchcholestérine
- Frenchcholestéro
- Englishcholesterol
- Englishsterol
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Englishsteroid
- Englishaminosteroid
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishaminosteroidal
From aminosteroid + -al.
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APA
aminosteroidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminosteroidal
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“aminosteroidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminosteroidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminosteroidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminosteroidal.
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