liothyronine

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

liothyronine is a valid 12-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1O1T1H4Y4R1O1N1I1N1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does liothyronine mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer.