radiation sickness
NOUN
18 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
radiation sickness is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1D2I1A1T1I1O1N1S1I1C3K5N1E1S1S1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does radiation sickness mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours.
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