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thyroid hormone vs thyroxin

thyroxin vs thyroid hormone

thyroid hormone and thyroxin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thyroid hormone Yes No No No
thyroxin Yes No No No
As nouns, thyroxin is a hyponym of thyroid hormone; that is, thyroxin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thyroid hormone:
  • thyroid hormone: any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
  • thyroxin: hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
Other hyponyms of thyroid hormone include calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin, T, tetraiodothyronine, thyroxine, liothyronine, T, triiodothyronine.
thyroid hormone (noun) thyroxin (noun)
any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
Difference between thyroid hormone and thyroxin

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