beta-adrenoceptor
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B
beta-adrenoceptor is a valid 17-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1T1A1-0A1D2R1E1N1O1C3E1P3T1O1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does beta-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 vasodilation and increased heart beat).
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