"thyroxine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /θaɪˈrɒk.siːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-sɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /θaɪˈrɒk.sin/ [General-American], /-sɪn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-thyroxine.wav Forms: thyroxines [plural], T4 [abbreviation]
Rhymes: -ɒksiːn, -ɒksɪn Etymology: From thyr- (“thyroid”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|thyr-<t:thyroid>|ox-<t:oxygen>|-ine}} thyr- (“thyroid”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~|abbr=T4}} thyroxine (countable and uncountable, plural thyroxines, abbreviation T4)
  1. (biochemistry) A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: tetraiodothyronine Translations (thyroid hormone): tyroksiini (Finnish), thyroxine [feminine] (French), tiroxina [feminine] (Italian), taiaki tenga (Maori), tiroxina [feminine] (Portuguese), tiroxina [feminine] (Spanish), tyroxin (Swedish)

Noun [French]

Forms: thyroxines [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} thyroxine f (plural thyroxines)
  1. thyroxine Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-thyroxine-fr-noun-Nlb4UVK~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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