proto-oncogene

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

proto-oncogene is a valid 14-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1T1O1-0O1N1C3O1G2E1N1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does proto-oncogene mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene.