NONSTEROIDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonsteroidal mean? 

• NONSTEROIDAL (noun)
  The noun NONSTEROIDAL has 1 sense:

1. an organic compound that does no contain a steroid

  Familiarity information: NONSTEROIDAL used as a noun is very rare.

• NONSTEROIDAL (adjective)
  The adjective NONSTEROIDAL has 1 sense:

1. not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones

  Familiarity information: NONSTEROIDAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONSTEROIDAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An organic compound that does no contain a steroid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

nonsteroid; nonsteroidal

Hypernyms ("nonsteroidal" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonsteroidal"):

DES; diethylstilbesterol; stilbesterol (synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy)

• NONSTEROIDAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

steroidal (of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects)

Pertainym:

nonsteroid (an organic compound that does no contain a steroid)

 Context examples 

A phenolic analogue of tamoxifen, a nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM).

(Droloxifene, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and a type of cyclooxygenase inhibitor.

(Naprosyn, NCI Dictionary)

The dipropionate ester of a synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen.

(Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen.

(Diethylstilbestrol, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to relieve pain and inflammation.

(COX-2 inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)

It is a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

(Advil, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic, nonsteroidal agent with antiandrogenic properties.

(Nilutamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonsteroidal arylsulfonamide with anti-inflammatory properties.

(Nimesulide, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonsteroidal 2-phenyl indole and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Pipendoxifene, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonsteroidal oxicam derivative with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic properties.

(Piroxicam, NCI Thesaurus)