reverse transcriptase
NOUN
21 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reverse transcriptase is a valid 21-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1V4E1R1S1E1T1R1A1N1S1C3R1I1P3T1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does reverse transcriptase mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses.
BROADER