Associations to the word «Nonsteroidal»

Wiktionary

NONSTEROIDAL, adjective. (steroid) That does not consist of, or contain steroids.
NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG, noun. (pharmacology) Any anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, that does not contain steroids.
NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS, noun. Plural of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Dictionary definition

NONSTEROIDAL, noun. An organic compound that does no contain a steroid.
NONSTEROIDAL, adjective. Not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats