KETOSTEROID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A steroid containing a ketone group

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ketosteroid" is a kind of...):

steroid (any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ketosteroid"):

androsterone (an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone)

estrone; Estronol; oestrone; theelin (a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency)

cortisone; Cortone Acetate (a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone)

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