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iodothyrin

iodothyrin noun: a lactose trituration of the active constituents of thyroid glands of sheep, historically used to treat goitre, rickets, corpulence, and myxedema.

Noun

iodothyrin (uncountable)

  1. A lactose trituration of the active constituents of thyroid glands of sheep, historically used to treat goitre, rickets, corpulence, and myxedema.

Forms of iodothyrin

alternative formiodothyrine

Questions about iodothyrin

What does iodothyrin mean?
Iodothyrin means a lactose trituration of the active constituents of thyroid glands of sheep, historically used to treat goitre, rickets, corpulence, and myxedema.
What part of speech is iodothyrin?
Iodothyrin is a noun.

Words near iodothyrin in the dictionary

  1. iodotannin
  2. iodotherapy
  3. iodothiouracil
  4. iodothymol
  5. iodothymols
  6. iodothyrin
  7. iodothyrine
  8. iodothyronine
  9. iodothyronines
  10. iodotrimethylsilane
  11. iodotyrosine

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