Meanings
adjectivesteroidlike (comparative more steroidlike, superlative most steroidlike)
comparative more steroidlike · superlative most steroidlike
- Resembling or characteristic of steroids.
Federal regulators warned consumers on Tuesday not to use body-building products that are sold as nutritional supplements but may contain steroids or steroidlike substances, citing reports of acute liver injury and kidney failure.
2009 July 29, Michael S. Schmidt, “Supplements for Athletes Draw Alert From F.D.A.”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
- Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Frenchcholestérine
- Frenchcholestéro
- Englishcholesterol
- Englishsterol
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Englishsteroid
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishsteroidlike
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APA
steroidlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steroidlike
MLA
“steroidlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steroidlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steroidlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steroidlike.
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