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goitrogen

goit·ro·gen

UK/ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən/ US/-ˌdʒɛn/ fairly common

noun

1.

any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter

Origin

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

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