Goitrogen
//ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
"We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."
- 2 any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter wordnet
Example
More examples"We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."
Etymology
Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre + -o- + -gen.
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