pressor
NOUNADJECTIVE
/prɛsər/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pressor is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1S1S1O1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does pressor mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure.
“pressor reflexes”
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