actinomycete

NOUN /,æktənoʊmaɪ'sit/
12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

actinomycete is a valid 12-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1C3T1I1N1O1M3Y4C3E1T1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does actinomycete mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales.

BROADER
TRUE BACTERIAEUBACTERIAEUBACTERIUM
NARROWER
STREPTOMYCES
RELATED
ACTINOMYCETALACTINOMYCETOUS