alpha-adrenergic receptor

NOUN
25 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

alpha-adrenergic receptor is a valid 25-letter word worth 36 points in Scrabble and 42 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1P3H4A1-0A1D2R1E1N1E1R1G2I1C3R1E1C3E1P3T1O1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =36 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 72TRIPLE WORD → 108
MEANING

What does alpha-adrenergic receptor mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles).

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