depressor
NOUN
/dɪ'prɛsər/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
depressor is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1P3R1E1S1S1O1R1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does depressor mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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3
A device used by physician to press a part down or aside.
BROADER
NARROWER
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