[1925–30; goit(e)r + -o- + -genic]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buildup, chain reaction, payload, reflex camera, runout-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -genic is a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic)
Examples of 'goitrogenic' in a sentence
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The new automated method offers an efficient screening approach for goitrogenic activity.
Sergio Jarque, Eva Fetter, Wouter J Veneman, Herman P Spaink, Ravindra Peravali, UweSträhle, Stefan Scholz 2018, 'An automated screening method for detecting compounds with goitrogenic activity usingtransgenic zebrafish embryos.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6114901?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Goitrogenic substances can inhibit of iodine taking by the thyroid gland.
Risman Heli, Chanif Mahdi, Sasangka Prasetyawan 2014, 'The Effect of KIO3 and KI Salt Towards Iodium Levels (I2) in Urine, Malondialdehyde(MDA) and The Histology of Thyroid Gland of Goitrogenic Rat', Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry Researchhttp://jpacr.ub.ac.id/index.php/jpacr/article/view/181/pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Goitrogenic effects were also noted in infants fed non-iodine-fortified, soy-based formula, a problem that was easily solved with iodine fortification.
Herbert eMarini, Francesca ePolito, Elena Bianca Adamo, Alessandra eBitto, FrancescoeSquadrito, Salvatore eBenvenga, Salvatore eBenvenga, Salvatore eBenvenga 2012, 'Update on genistein and thyroid: an overall message of safety', Frontiers in Endocrinologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00094/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All goitrogenic compounds exhibited clear concentration-dependent inductions of reporter fluorescence 1.4 to 2.6 fold above control levels.
Sergio Jarque, Eva Fetter, Wouter J Veneman, Herman P Spaink, Ravindra Peravali, UweSträhle, Stefan Scholz 2018, 'An automated screening method for detecting compounds with goitrogenic activity usingtransgenic zebrafish embryos.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6114901?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)