any steroid containing a ketone group in its molecule
ketosteroid in American English
(ˌkitoʊˈstɪrˌɔɪd; ˌkitoʊˈstɛrˌɔɪd)
noun
a steroid containing a ketone group in the molecule
ketosteroid in American English
(kɪˈtɑstəˌrɔid)
noun
Biochemistry
any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group
Word origin
[1935–40; keto- + steroid]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, blitz, complementation, prime mover, unit trustketo- is a combining form representing ketone in compound words. Other words that use the affix keto- include: ketoconazole, ketogenesis, ketohexose, ketolysis