nonsteroidal
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1. an organic compound that does no contain a steroid (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | organic compound, |
| definition | : | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | des, diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
2. not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones (adj.pert)
| antonym | : | steroidal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects (adj.pert) |
| pertainym | : | nonsteroid, nonsteroidal, |
| definition | : | an organic compound that does no contain a steroid (noun.substance) |
| antonym | : | steroidal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects (adj.pert) |
| pertainym | : | nonsteroid, nonsteroidal, |
| definition | : | an organic compound that does no contain a steroid (noun.substance) |
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