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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An anabolic steroid.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or relating to anabolism. not-comparable

   "Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use."

Adjective

1. 1
   characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism wordnet
2. 2
   of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

constructive metabolicmetamorphic

Antonyms

All antonyms

catabolic

Example

More examples

"Tom has tested positive for anabolic steroids."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ic.

Related phrases

anabolic steroidanabolic windowanabolic steroid

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