restriction endonuclease
NOUN
24 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R
restriction endonuclease is a valid 24-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1S1T1R1I1C3T1I1O1N1E1N1D2O1N1U1C3L1E1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does restriction endonuclease mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology.
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