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GOITROGEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does goitrogen mean?
• GOITROGEN (noun)
The noun GOITROGEN has 1 sense:
1. any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
Familiarity information: GOITROGEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("goitrogen" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
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