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nonsteroidal

DEFINITIONS OF: nonsteroidal

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adj not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones

Antonyms:
steroidal
of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects

n an organic compound that does no contain a steroid

Synonyms:
nonsteroid
Types:
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
Type of:
organic compound
any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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