Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tri-iodothyronine

1 sense of tri-iodothyronine

Sense 1
tri-iodothyronine -- (thyronine with three iodine atoms added)
       => iodothyronine -- (thyronine with iodine added)


1 sense of triiodothyronine

Sense 1
triiodothyronine, liothyronine, T -- (thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer)
       => thyroid hormone -- (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)