beta-adrenergic receptor
NOUN
24 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B
beta-adrenergic receptor is a valid 24-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 38 points in Words with Friends.
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B3E1T1A1-0A1D2R1E1N1E1R1G2I1C3R1E1C3E1P3T1O1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING
What does beta-adrenergic receptor mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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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 vasodilation and increased heart beat).
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