neurosteroid

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noun

A neuroactive steroid

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

nounneurosteroid (plural neurosteroids)

plural neurosteroids

  1. biochemistryA neuroactive steroid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  8. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  10. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  11. Frenchcholestérine
  12. Frenchcholestéro
  13. Englishcholesterol
  14. Englishsterol
  15. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  17. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  18. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  19. Englishsteroid
  20. Englishneurosteroid

From neuro- + steroid.

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APA

neurosteroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosteroid

MLA

“neurosteroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosteroid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurosteroid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosteroid.

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