[thy.rox.ine] or thy.rox.in n [ISV] (1918): an iodine-containing hormone that is an amino acid produced by the thyroid gland as a product of the cleavage of thyroglobulin, increases metabolic rate, and is used to treat thyroid disorders
THYROXINE
Meaning of THYROXINE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012