goitrogen

noun /ˈɡɔɪtɹəd͡ʒən/

1. Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.

   We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry goitrogen (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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