Meanings
nouncyclosteroid (plural cyclosteroids)
plural cyclosteroids
- chemistryAny steroid that has an extra ring, typically a cyclopropane ring
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Englishcyclo-
- 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
- Englishcyclosteroid
From cyclo- + steroid.
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APA
cyclosteroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosteroid
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“cyclosteroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosteroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclosteroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclosteroid.
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