English

homosteroid

From homo- + steroid.

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’

Proto-Hellenic *wéidos

Ancient Greek εἶδος

Today it means

noun A derivative of a steroid in which at least one carbon atom has been inserted to expand one of the four steroid rings.

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Etymograph / homosteroid