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Nonsteroidal Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Nonsteroidal has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

an organic compound that does no contain a steroid

2

Any drug not containing steroids.

Adjective
1

not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones

2

That does not consist of or contain steroids.

See Also
idoxifene diethylstilbestrol zeranol racemoside tamoxifen steroid nafoxidine bicalutamide
Related Terms
Antonyms
steroidal
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic compound
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
diethylstilbesterol
Rhyming Words
dal adal odal udal medal iodal tidal abdal andal nidal pedal vidal nadal cidal rydal hadal nodal didal badal modal
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