goitrogen
IPA: gˈɔɪtrʌdʒʌn
noun
- Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
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Examples of "goitrogen" in Sentences
- Cabbage may also act as a goitrogen.
- Plants secrete goitrogen in response to attacks on them.
- She was diagnosed with myxedemic coma and goitrogen-induced hypothyroidism.
- I weighed this along with the fact that soy is widely believed to be a thyroid hormone inhibitor goitrogen, which most people don’t need.
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