thyroxine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaɪˈrɑksiːn/, /θaɪˈrɑksɪn/

Noun

thyroxine (countable and uncountable, plural thyroxines)

1. (biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.

Synonyms

• (hormone): tetraiodothyronine

Translations

the hormone

• Finnish: tyroksiini (fi)
• French: thyroxine (fr) f
• Italian: tiroxina (it) f
• Maori: taiaki tenga
• Spanish: tiroxina f
• Swedish: tyroxin (sv)

French

Noun

thyroxine f (plural thyroxines)

1. thyroxine

Further reading

• “thyroxine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.