What is "tiratricol"

n. A particular kind of thyroid hormone analogue.

• ''This article is about the drug abbreviated "TRIAC". For the electronic component, see TRIAC. Also see Triac (car). ''

Tiratricol (also known as TRIAC or triiodothyroacetic acid) is a thyroid hormone analogue. Triiodothyroacetic acid is also a physiologic thyroid hormone that is present in the normal organism in low concentrations.