thyroid hormone

== English == === Noun === thyroid hormone (plural thyroid hormones) (biochemistry) any of several closely related metabolically active compounds (as triiodothyronine) that are stored in the thyroid gland in the form of thyroglobulin or circulate in the blood usually bound to plasma proteins Meronyms: triiodothyronine, thyroxine === References === “thyroid hormone”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.