nonsteroidal

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adjective

That does not consist of or contain steroids.

Similar
nonsteroid
Opposite
steroidal
OriginEnglish steroidal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) →
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Meanings

adjectivenonsteroidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryThat does not consist of or contain steroids.

    Finerenone, a nonsteroidal MRA, was among the drugs in the trials.

    2024 September 1, Jacqueline Howard, “Kidney disease medication found to reduce risk of cardiovascular death in certain heart failure patients in new study”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2024
nounnonsteroidal (plural nonsteroidals)

plural nonsteroidals

  1. Any drug not containing steroids.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones

Opposite
steroidal

nounan organic compound that does no contain a steroid

Similar
nonsteroid
Broader
organic compound
Also see
nonsteroid

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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  30. Englishsteroidal
  31. Englishnonsteroidal

From non- + steroidal.

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Translations

Czech nesteroidní
  • nesteroidnífree of steroids
French non-stéroïdien, non stéroïdien
  • non-stéroïdienfree of steroids
  • non stéroïdienfree of steroids
Russian нестеро́идный
  • нестеро́идный (nesteróidnyj)free of steroids

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nonsteroidal

colloidalsinusoidaltoroidalsteroidaltrapezoidalellipsoidalchoroidalspheroidalsigmoidalhemorrhoidalcuboidalsolenoidalasteroidaladenoidalaliethmoidalalkaloidalamygdaloidalbotryoidalchancroidalcoccoidalconchoidalconoidalcrinoidalcrystalloidal
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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