THYROXIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroxin mean? 

• THYROXIN (noun)
  The noun THYROXIN has 1 sense:

1. hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

  Familiarity information: THYROXIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYROXIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

T; tetraiodothyronine; thyroxin; thyroxine

Context example:

thyroxine is 65% iodine

Hypernyms ("thyroxin" is a kind of...):

thyroid hormone (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)

 Context examples 

Also called T4, thyroxin, and thyroxine.

(L-3,5,5’-tetraiodothyronine, NCI Dictionary)