hydroxysteroid

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noun

Any alcohol derivative of a steroid.

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

nounhydroxysteroid (plural hydroxysteroids)

plural hydroxysteroids

  1. chemistryAny alcohol derivative of a steroid.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchhydrogène
  12. Englishhydrogen
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  15. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  16. Frenchoxygène
  17. Englishoxygen
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishhydroxyl
  21. Englishhydroxy-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  23. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  24. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  25. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  26. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  27. Frenchcholestérine
  28. Frenchcholestéro
  29. Englishcholesterol
  30. Englishsterol
  31. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  33. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  34. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  35. Englishsteroid
  36. Englishhydroxysteroid

From hydroxy- + steroid.

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APA

hydroxysteroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxysteroid

MLA

“hydroxysteroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxysteroid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxysteroid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxysteroid.

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