n :  a crystalline iodine-containing hormone C₁₅H₁₂I₃NO₄ that is an amino acid derived from thyroxine and is used esp. in the form of its soluble sodium salt in the treatment of hypothyroidism and metabolic insufficiency - called also liothyronine , ₃  .
 
 
 
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