thyrotoxic

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adjective

Marked by toxic activity of the thyroid gland.

OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

adjectivethyrotoxic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMarked by toxic activity of the thyroid gland.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  14. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  15. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  16. Latintoxicum
  17. Latintoxicu
  18. Frenchtoxique
  19. Englishtoxic
  20. Englishthyrotoxic

From thyro- + toxic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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