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goitrogen

/ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
goitro-gen
IPA
/ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre + -o- + -gen.

Inflected Forms

goitrogens (plural)

Derived Forms

goitrogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce goitrogen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən/.
What does goitrogen mean?
Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
Where does goitrogen come from?
Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre + -o- + -gen.

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