ketosteroid

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noun

Any steroid having a ketone functional group.

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

nounketosteroid (plural ketosteroids)

plural ketosteroids

  1. chemistryAny steroid having a ketone functional group.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
oxosteroid

Origin

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

From keto- + steroid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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