radiation syndrome
NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R
radiation syndrome is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
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R1A1D2I1A1T1I1O1N1S1Y4N1D2R1O1M3E1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does radiation syndrome mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours.
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