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hither (iou) and Steroid (medicine)


hither (iou)



hither adverb, adjective, & verb. Chiefly literary.
[Old English hider, corresp. to Old Norse heera here, hither, Gothic hidre, from Germanic demonstr. base of HE adjective, HENCE adverb, HERE adverb, + suffix appearing in Latin citra on this side. Cf. THITHER, WHITHER adverb etc.]
A. adverb.
To or towards this place, here. OE.
come-hither: see COME verb. hither and thither, hither and yon this way and that, here and there, to and fro.
R. Crowley Come hither unto me. T. Gray Till my return hither yesterday.
b. To or on this side. rare. M19.
Up to this point (of time, a discourse, etc.); thus far, hitherto. LME-E17.
To this end or result; to this subject or category. M16-L17.
b. adjective. Situated on this side; the nearer (of two). ME.
Comb.: hitherside this side, the nearer side.
C. verb intrans. Come hither. Chiefly in hither and thither, go to and fro. M19.
hithermost adjective nearest M16.

Steroid (medicine)


steroid


A group name for lipids that contain a hydrogenated cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring system. Some of the substances included in this group are progesterone, adrenocortical hormones, the gonadal hormones, cardiac aglycones, bile acids, sterols (such as cholesterol), toad poisons, saponins and some of the carcinogenic hydrocarbons.