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Steroid vs Triterpene - What's the difference?

steroid | triterpene |

As nouns the difference between steroid and triterpene

is that steroid is a class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids while triterpene is any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.

steroid

English

(wikipedia steroid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.
  • (bodybuilding) Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth.
  • (sports, US) Any chemical compound used to enhance athletic performance.

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    triterpene

    English

    (wikipedia triterpene)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.

    • Related terms

    *triterpenoid *terpene

    Coordinate terms

    *diterpene *hemiterpene *monoterpene *sesquiterpene *sesterterpene *tetraterpene *polyterpene

    Hypernyms

    *terpene *hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    *betulin *ganoderic acid *hopene *quassin *squalene *ursolic acid *ziziphin