"goitrogen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən/, /-ˌdʒɛn/ Forms: goitrogens [plural]
Etymology: Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre + -o- + -gen. Etymology templates: {{af|en|goitre|-o-|-gen}} goitre + -o- + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} goitrogen (plural goitrogens)
  1. Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil. Wikipedia link: goitrogen Derived forms: goitrogenic

Inflected forms

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