See Also: goitrogen(medicine)

orobanche (iou) and goitrogen (medicine)


orobanche (iou)



orobanche noun. M16.
[Latin from Greek orobagkhe, from orobos OROBUS + agkhein to throttle.]
A broomrape of the genus Orobanche.

goitrogen (medicine)


goitrogen


Any substance that induces goiter, e.g., cabbage, rapeseed, etc.