restriction site

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

restriction site is a valid 16-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1S1T1R1I1C3T1I1O1N1S1I1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does restriction site mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA.