thyrotrophic

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adjective

That stimulates the thyroid gland.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adjectivethyrotrophic (comparative more thyrotrophic, superlative most thyrotrophic)

comparative more thyrotrophic · superlative most thyrotrophic

  1. That stimulates the thyroid gland.
  2. Of or pertaining to thyrotropism.

Synonyms & antonyms

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. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  14. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  15. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
  16. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
  17. Englishthyrotrophic

From thyro- + -tropic.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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