secretase

NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

secretase is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1C3R1E1T1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does secretase mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's).

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