restriction enzyme
NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R
restriction enzyme is a valid 18-letter word worth 33 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1S1T1R1I1C3T1I1O1N1E1N1Z10Y4M3E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 4 + 3 + 1 =33 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 66TRIPLE WORD → 99
MEANING
What does restriction enzyme mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology.
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