liothyronine

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

t triiodothyronine tonne hyoscyamine thymine armour thyroid thyroxine levothyroxine tri-iodothyronine levsin unithroid westhroid liothyronin levbid cystospaz

Hypernyms

thyroid hormone

Close letter words and terms

liopleurodon liopropomin Lioptilus nigricapillus liotiid liotrix Liotta