essential amino acid

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH E

essential amino acid is a valid 20-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1S1S1E1N1T1I1A1L1A1M3I1N1O1A1C3I1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does essential amino acid mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet.