azasteroid

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noun

The azalogue of an existing steroid

OriginEnglish steroid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos →
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Meanings

nounazasteroid (plural azasteroids)

plural azasteroids

  1. chemistryThe azalogue of an existing steroid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  10. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  11. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  12. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  13. Frenchazote
  14. Englishazote
  15. Englishaza-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  17. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  18. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  20. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  21. Frenchcholestérine
  22. Frenchcholestéro
  23. Englishcholesterol
  24. Englishsterol
  25. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  27. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  28. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  29. Englishsteroid
  30. Englishazasteroid

From aza- + steroid.

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APA

azasteroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azasteroid

MLA

“azasteroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azasteroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azasteroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azasteroid.

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