restriction nuclease
NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R
restriction nuclease is a valid 20-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1S1T1R1I1C3T1I1O1N1N1U1C3L1E1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does restriction nuclease 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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