hydroxysteroid

hydroxysteroid
hy·droxy·ste·roid -'sti(ə)r-.ȯidalso -'ste(ə)r- n any of several ketosteroids (as androsterone and dehydroepiandrosterone) found esp. in human urine

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hy·droxy·ste·roid (hi-drok″se-sterґoid) a steroid carrying a hydroxyl group, with the position and sometimes conformation of the group specified in the name of the compound.

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