Examples: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cholesterol
Steroid Definition
Chemistry Glossary Definition of Steroid
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide
Cholesterol is one of the steroids found in living organisms.
Sbrools, wikipedia.org
Definition: A steroid is a terpenoid lipid that is characterized by having a carbon skeleton formed from four fused rings. The rings typically are arranged in a 6-6-6-5 manner. Steroids are distinguished from each other based on the functional groups that are attached to the rings.
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