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thyroxin
We have found lemma(root) word of thyroxin : thyroxine.
Definitions
[θʌɪˈrɒksɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland, acting to increase metabolic rate and so regulating growth and development
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Origin
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early 20th century: from thyroid + ox- ‘oxygen’ + in from indole (because of an early misunderstanding of its chemical structure), altered by substitution of -ine
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