goitrogen

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/ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən//-ˌdʒɛn/

noun

Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.

“These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis.”

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Meanings

noungoitrogen (plural goitrogens)

plural goitrogens

  1. Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.

    These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis.

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    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.

Origin

Coined some time between 1945 and 1950, from goitre + -o- + -gen.

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APA

goitrogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goitrogen

MLA

“goitrogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goitrogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goitrogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goitrogen.

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