refractory period
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R
refractory period is a valid 17-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1F4R1A1C3T1O1R1Y4P3E1R1I1O1D2
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does refractory period mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response.
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