thyroxine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.

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thyroxine thyroxines T4

From thyr- (“thyroid”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ine.

tetraiodothyronine

dextrothyroxine levothyroxine transthyretin

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