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thyroxine

/θaɪˈrɒk.sin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
thy-rox-ine
IPA
/θaɪˈrɒk.sin/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid English thyr- English ox- English -ine English thyroxine From thyr- (“thyroid”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θaɪˈrɒk.sin/
  • British English: /θaɪˈrɒk.siːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

thyroxines (plural) T4 (abbreviation)

Derived Forms

dextrothyroxine levothyroxine transthyretin

Synonyms

tetraiodothyronine thyroxin t

Rhymes With

toxin dioxin digoxin levothyroxine tocsin difenoxin amatoxin vomitoxin antiantitoxin gastrotoxin

Questions

How do you pronounce thyroxine?
The recorded pronunciation is /θaɪˈrɒk.sin/.
What does thyroxine mean?
A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.
Where does thyroxine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid English thyr- English ox- English -ine English thyroxine From thyr- (“thyroid”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ine.

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