Anabolic steroids are used as performance-enhancing drugs to increase the ability to do work and exercise by abnormally stimulating muscle growth, power, and aerobic capacity. This increased function comes with a cost of potentially life-threatening side effects.nfections are a common side effect of steroid abuse because of needle sharing and unsanitary techniques used when injecting the drugs into the skin. These are similar risks to IV drug abusers with increase potential to acquire blood-borne infections such as hepatitis and HIV/AIDS.
In water's hydrogen bonds, the hydrogen atom is covalently attached to the oxygen of a water molecule (492.2145 kJ mol-1 [350]) but has (optimally) an additional attraction (about 23.3 kJ mol-1 [168].
iÂ·onÂ·ic bond. A chemical bond formed between two ions with opposite charges. Ionic bonds form when one atom gives up one or more electrons to another atom. These bonds can form between a pair of atoms or between molecules and are the type of bond found in salts. See more at bond, coordinate bond, covalent bond.. ionic bond-a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion. electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond. bond, chemical bond-an electrical force linking atoms.