thyroxine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thyroxine (countable and uncountable, plural thyroxines)

(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)

thyroxine

Further reading

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

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