nonsteroid

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noun

A substance that is not a steroid.

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

nounnonsteroid (plural nonsteroids)

plural nonsteroids

  1. A substance that is not a steroid.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan organic compound that does no contain a steroid

Similar
nonsteroidal
Broader
organic compound
Also see
nonsteroidal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  16. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  18. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  19. Frenchcholestérine
  20. Frenchcholestéro
  21. Englishcholesterol
  22. Englishsterol
  23. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  25. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  26. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  27. Englishsteroid
  28. Englishnonsteroid

From non- + steroid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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