tetraiodothyronine

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tetraiodothyronine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tetraiodothyronine
      n 1: hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate
           metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells;
           "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: thyroxine, thyroxin,
           tetraiodothyronine, T]