furanosteroid

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noun

Any of a class of steroids that have an extra fused furan ring.

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

nounfuranosteroid (plural furanosteroids)

plural furanosteroids

  1. chemistryAny of a class of steroids that have an extra fused furan ring.

Origin

  1. Latinfurfur
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Latinalcohol
  7. Proto-Indo-European*de
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  9. Proto-Italic*dē
  10. Latindē
  11. Latinde-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  14. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  16. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  17. GermanAldehyd
  18. Englishaldehydeclip.
  19. Englishfurfural
  20. Englishfuran
  21. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  22. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  23. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  24. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  25. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  26. Frenchcholestérine
  27. Frenchcholestéro
  28. Englishcholesterol
  29. Englishsterol
  30. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  31. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  32. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  33. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  34. Englishsteroid
  35. Englishfuranosteroid

From furan + -o- + steroid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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