alpha-adrenoceptor
NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A
alpha-adrenoceptor is a valid 18-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1P3H4A1-0A1D2R1E1N1O1C3E1P3T1O1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does alpha-adrenoceptor mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles).
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