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triiodothyronine

triiodothyronine noun: a thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₂I₃NO₄, affecting almost every process in the body, including body temperature, growth, and heart rate.

Noun

triiodothyronine (countable and uncountable, plural triiodothyronines, abbreviation T3)

  1. A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₂I₃NO₄, affecting almost every process in the body, including body temperature, growth, and heart rate.

Forms of triiodothyronine

pluraltriiodothyronines
abbreviationT3

Origin of triiodothyronine

From tri- + iodothyronine.

Questions about triiodothyronine

What does triiodothyronine mean?
Triiodothyronine means a thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₂I₃NO₄, affecting almost every process in the body, including body temperature, growth, and heart rate.
What part of speech is triiodothyronine?
Triiodothyronine is a noun.
What is the plural of triiodothyronine?
The plural of triiodothyronine is triiodothyronines.

Words near triiodothyronine in the dictionary

  1. triiodo
  2. triiodomethane
  3. triiodophenol
  4. triiodophenols
  5. triiodothyronin
  6. triiodothyronine
  7. triiodothyronines
  8. triiridium
  9. triisobutylsilane
  10. triisodontid
  11. triisodontids

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