Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thyroxine

1 sense of thyroxine

Sense 1
thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T -- (hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine")
       => thyroid hormone -- (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)