phenylketonuria
NOUN
/,fɛnəl,kit'ənʊriə/
15 LETTERS · 7 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
phenylketonuria is a valid 15-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3H4E1N1Y4L1K5E1T1O1N1U1R1I1A1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does phenylketonuria mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency.
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