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/ki tos"teuh royd'/, n. Biochem.any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group.[1935-40; KETO- + STEROID]
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ketosteroid — [kēt΄ō stir′oid΄, kēt΄ōster′oid΄] n. a steroid containing a ketone group in the molecule … English World dictionary
ketosteroid — ke·to·ste·roid .kēt ō sti(ə)r .ȯidalso ste(ə)r n a steroid (as cortisone or estrone) containing a ketone group esp 17 KETOSTEROID * * * ke·to·ster·oid (ke″to sterґoid) a steroid that possesses ketone groups on functional carbon atoms,… … Medical dictionary
ketosteroid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1939 a steroid (as cortisone or estrone) containing a ketone group … New Collegiate Dictionary
ketosteroid — noun Any steroid having a ketone functional group … Wiktionary
Ketosteroid — Ke|to|ste|ro|id: Sammelbez. für die hormonaktiven Steroide mit einer Ketogruppe an C 17 (17 K.), seltener an C 20 (20 K.) … Universal-Lexikon
Ketosteroid — Keto|stero|i̱d [↑Keton u. ↑Steroid] s; [e]s, e: Steroid mit einer Ketogruppe an einem bestimmten Kohlenstoffatom (Abk.: KS) … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
ketosteroid — ke·to·steroid … English syllables
ketosteroid — ke•tos•ter•oid [[t]kɪˈtɒs təˌrɔɪd[/t]] n. phl biochem. any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
ketosteroid — noun a steroid containing a ketone group • Hypernyms: ↑steroid • Hyponyms: ↑androsterone, ↑estrone, ↑oestrone, ↑theelin, ↑Estronol, ↑cortisone, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
17-Ketosteroid — A 17 ketosteroid is a steroid that has a ketone (C=O) functional group at the 17 position (in the upper right corner of most diagrams.)Examples of 17 ketosteroids include:* Androstenedione * Androsterone * Estrone * DehydroepiandrosteroneExternal … Wikipedia
