homogentisic acid

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H

homogentisic acid is a valid 17-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4O1M3O1G2E1N1T1I1S1I1C3A1C3I1D2
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does homogentisic acid mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.

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