NONSTEROID

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An organic compound that does no contain a steroid

Synonyms:

nonsteroid; nonsteroidal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

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

DES; diethylstilbesterol; stilbesterol (synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy)

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