beta-lactamase

NOUN

14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

beta-lactamase is a valid 14-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

B3E1T1A1-0L1A1C3T1A1M3A1S1E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57

MEANING

What does beta-lactamase mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

Enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic.

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