Di-iodotyrosine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  diiodotyrosine \di*i`o*do*tyr"o*sine\, di-iodotyrosine
  \di-iodotyrosine\n. (Chem., Med.)
     a chemical substance consisting of tyrosine with two hydrogen
     atoms on the benzene ring replaced by iodine atoms.
  
     Note: The isomer 3,5-diiodotyrosine is an inhibitor of


           thyroid function.
           [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  di-iodotyrosine
       n : tyrosine with two iodine atoms added