thyroxine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /θaɪˈrɒk.siːn/, /-sɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /θaɪˈrɒk.sin/, /-sɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɒksiːn, -ɒksɪn

Noun

thyroxine (countable and uncountable, plural thyroxines, abbreviation T4)

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

   Synonym: tetraiodothyronine

Derived terms

• dextrothyroxine
• levothyroxine
• transthyretin

Translations

thyroid hormone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甲狀腺素 / 甲状腺素 (zh) (jiǎzhuàngxiànsù)

• Finnish: tyroksiini (fi)
• French: thyroxine (fr) f
• Italian: tiroxina (it) f
• Māori: taiaki tenga
• Portuguese: tiroxina f
• 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