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goiter belt

goiter belt noun: a region with low iodine in the soil, leading to high prevalence of goiter; especially the northern US.

Noun

goiter belt (plural goiter belts)

  1. (historical) A region with low iodine in the soil, leading to high prevalence of goiter; especially the northern US.

Forms of goiter belt

pluralgoiter belts

Questions about goiter belt

What does goiter belt mean?
Goiter belt means a region with low iodine in the soil, leading to high prevalence of goiter; especially the northern US.
What part of speech is goiter belt?
Goiter belt is a noun.
What is the plural of goiter belt?
The plural of goiter belt is goiter belts.

Words near goiter belt in the dictionary

  1. Goinses
  2. Goirle
  3. goit
  4. goita
  5. goiter
  6. goiter belt
  7. goitered
  8. goitered gazelle
  9. goitered gazelles
  10. goiterism
  11. goiters

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