quellung

NOUN
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH Q

quellung is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Q10U1E1L1L1U1N1G2
10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does quellung mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms.

“pneumococcus quellung”