substantia nigra

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

substantia nigra is a valid 16-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1B3S1T1A1N1T1I1A1N1I1G2R1A1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does substantia nigra mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease.