Thyroxine - English meaning
Thyroxine – definitions in English dictionary
nounThe main hormone produced by the thyroid gland, acting to increase metabolic rate and so regulating growth and development.
Usage examples:
The thyroid releases too much of the hormone thyroxine, which increases the person's basal metaboli…
nounThe main chemical produced in the body by the thyroid (gland) (= organ in the neck), which increases the metabolism (= changing of food into energy) and in this way, makes the body grow and develop
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Word origin
early 20th century: from thyroid + ox- ‘oxygen’ + in from indole (because of an early misunderstanding of its chemical structure), altered by substitution of -ine4.
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