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Anabolic Steroid: Synthetic chemical that mimics the muscle building characteristics of the male hormone testosterone.

Steroid: Any fat-soluble organic substance with a certain basic chemical structure. Several different hormones, drugs and other substances are classed as steroids.

Steroids: Compounds with a skeleton of four rings of carbon to which various side groups are attached; one of the three main classes of hormones.

Asteroids: Small planets (planetoids) or pieces of planets, most of which are found in the Asteroid Belt, that part of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astrological researchers are current . . . View Full Definition

Asteroid Impacts: Hypothesis that links certain mass extinction events with the impact of a comet or asteroid, most notably the mass extinction 65 million years that caused the disappearance of dinosaurs and . . . View Full Definition

Anabolic: The term used to describe the body's ability to build muscle tissue.

Anabolic Reactions: Reactions in cells in which new chemical bonds are formed and new molecules are made; generally require energy, involve reduction, and lead to an increase in atomic order.

Roid: Slang for ANABOLIC STEROID.