"steroidal" meaning in English

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      "word": "disteroidal"
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        "Of, being, or derived from a steroid."
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        "(biochemistry) Of, being, or derived from a steroid."
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          "sense": "relating to steroids",
          "word": "esteroïdal"
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          "sense": "relating to steroids",
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          "word": "steroidní"
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          "sense": "relating to steroids",
          "word": "stéroïdien"
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          "sense": "relating to steroids",
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          "ref": "2023, Keyu Jin, The New China Playbook, page 48:",
          "text": "Weaning China off steroidal industrial policies that feel good in the short run but are toxic in the long run is the key to sustained, high-quality growth and reconciliation of international disputes.",
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          "ref": "2025 December 3, Oliver Wainwright, “An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "The JP Morgan tower is not a one-off, but merely the first of a whole new breed of steroidal supertalls.",
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        "Characterized by rapid growth, especially growth that is unsustainable or out of line with economic fundamentals or expectations."
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          "unsustainable",
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          "fundamentals",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, chiefly economics) Characterized by rapid growth, especially growth that is unsustainable or out of line with economic fundamentals or expectations."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɛɹɔɪdəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔɪdəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steroidal"
}

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    "English entries with etymology trees",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-",
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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations"
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    {
      "word": "antisteroidal"
    },
    {
      "word": "disteroidal"
    },
    {
      "word": "isosteroidal"
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      "word": "neurosteroidal"
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      "word": "nonsteroidal"
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      "word": "presteroidal"
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      "word": "steroidally"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "relating to steroids",
      "word": "esteroïdal"
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      "sense": "relating to steroids",
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      "word": "steroidní"
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      "sense": "relating to steroids",
      "word": "stéroïdien"
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      "sense": "relating to steroids",
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