phytosteroid

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noun

Any steroid of plant origin

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

nounphytosteroid (plural phytosteroids)

plural phytosteroids

  1. chemistryAny steroid of plant origin

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  9. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  11. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  12. Frenchcholestérine
  13. Frenchcholestéro
  14. Englishcholesterol
  15. Englishsterol
  16. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  18. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  19. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  20. Englishsteroid
  21. Englishphytosteroid

From phyto- + steroid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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