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Meaning of thyroperoxidase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An enzyme, expressed mainly in the thyroid, that liberates iodine for addition onto tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin for the production of thyroxine or triiodothyronine.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

thyropharyngeus thyropin thyroplasty thyroprotection thyropterid thyrosis

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