isosteroid

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noun

Any of many steroids that have a side chain that is an isomer of the normal steroid

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

nounisosteroid (plural isosteroids)

plural isosteroids

  1. chemistryAny of many steroids that have a side chain that is an isomer of the normal steroid
adjectiveisosteroid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of isosteroidal.

    Synonyms: isosteroidal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of isosteroidal.

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isosteroidal

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  5. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  7. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  8. Frenchcholestérine
  9. Frenchcholestéro
  10. Englishcholesterol
  11. Englishsterol
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  14. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  15. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  16. Englishsteroid
  17. Englishisosteroid

From iso- + steroid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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