Spanish
Etymology
From tetra- + yodo + tironina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tetɾaʝodotiɾoˈnina/ [t̪e.t̪ɾa.ʝo.ð̞o.t̪i.ɾoˈni.na]
- IPA(key): /tetɾaʝodotiɾoˈnina/ [t̪e.t̪ɾa.ʝo.ð̞o.t̪i.ɾoˈni.na] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
- IPA(key): /tetɾaʃodotiɾoˈnina/ [t̪e.t̪ɾa.ʃo.ð̞o.t̪i.ɾoˈni.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /tetɾaʒodotiɾoˈnina/ [t̪e.t̪ɾa.ʒo.ð̞o.t̪i.ɾoˈni.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: te‧tra‧yo‧do‧ti‧ro‧ni‧na
Noun
tetrayodotironina f (plural tetrayodotironinas)
- (biochemistry) tetraiodothyronine, thyroxine
- Synonym: tiroxina