thyroxine

(t̸hī räksēn′, -sin)

noun

a colorless, crystalline compound, CHINO, the active hormone of the thyroid gland, often prepared synthetically and used in treating goiter, cretinism, and myxedema
also thyroxin

Origin: thyr(o)- + ox(y)- + -ine

See thyroxine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An iodine-containing hormone, C15H11I4NO4, produced by the thyroid gland, that increases the rate of cell metabolism and regulates growth and that is made synthetically for treatment of thyroid disorders.

Origin:

Origin: thyr(o)-

Origin: + ox(y)-

Origin: + in(dole)

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