prion
NOUN
/praɪɑn/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prion is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does prion mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system.
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