caspase-mediated cell death

NOUN
27 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

caspase-mediated cell death is a valid 27-letter word worth 38 points in Scrabble and 43 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1S1P3A1S1E1-0M3E1D2I1A1T1E1D2C3E1L1L1D2E1A1T1H4
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =38 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 76TRIPLE WORD → 114
MEANING

What does caspase-mediated cell death mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival.