alpha receptor
NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A
alpha receptor is a valid 14-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1P3H4A1R1E1C3E1P3T1O1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does alpha 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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