starvation acidosis

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

starvation acidosis is a valid 19-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1R1V4A1T1I1O1N1A1C3I1D2O1S1I1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does starvation acidosis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies.

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