poststeroid

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adjective

After steroids have been administered.

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

adjectivepoststeroid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAfter steroids have been administered.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  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. Englishpoststeroid

From post- + steroid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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