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    steroid
    a group name for lipids that contain a hydrogenated cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring system. Some of the substances included in this group are progesterone, adrenocortical hormones, the gonadal hormones, cardiac aglycones, bile acids, sterols (such as cholesterol), toad poisons, saponins, and s...
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio82.html
    
    
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    Steroid
    A steroid is a type of organic compound that contains a characteristic arrangement of four cycloalkane rings that are joined to each other. Examples of steroids include the dietary fat cholesterol, the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone, and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone. The core o...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steroid
    
    
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    steroid
    Any of a group of lipids derived from a saturated compound called cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene. Steroids have a basic molecular structure of 15 carbon atoms arranged in four rings and bounded by up to 28 hydrogen atoms. Among the most important steroid derivatives are the steroid alcohols, or st...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/steroid.html
    
    
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    Steroid
    A medicine that helps to stop swelling and the body damaging a new organ, such as a kidney.
    Found op http://www.kidney.org.au/KidneyDisease/KidneyGlossary/tabid/679/Default.xht
    
    
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    steroid
    Type: Term Pronunciation: stēr′oyd, ster′oyd Definitions: 1. Pertaining to the steroids. 2. One of the steroids (sterols, bile acids, cardiac glycosides, androgens, estrogens, corticosteroids, precursors of the D vitamins). 3. Generic designation for compounds closely related in str...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=84997
    
    
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    steroid
    Any of a group of cyclic, unsaturated alcohols (lipids without fatty acid components), which, like sterols, have a complex molecular structure consisting of four carbon rings. Steroids include the sex hormones, such as testosterone, the corticosteroid hormones produced by the adrenal gland, bile aci...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0006876.html
    
    
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    steroid
    (ster;oid) A lipid, derived from cholesterol, that has three 6-sided carbon rings and one 5-sided carbon ring. These form the steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex and gonads.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
    
    
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    steroid
    (ster;oid) A lipid, derived from cholesterol, that has three 6-sided carbon rings and one 5-sided carbon ring. These form the steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex and gonads.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
    
    
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    steroid
    Any of a group of lipids (fats) that have a certain chemical structure. Steroids occur naturally in plants and animals or they may be made in the laboratory. Examples of steroids include sex hormones, cholesterol, bile acids, and some drugs.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=S
    
    
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    steroid
    1) Androgen for one 2) Athlete's no-no 3) Controversial body builder 4) Cortisone or estrogen 5) Inflammation reducer 6) Olympian's no-no 7) Olympics no-no 8) Organic compound 9) Performance-enhancing drug 10) Target of some testi...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/steroid/1
    
    

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