thermionic current

NOUN
18 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

thermionic current is a valid 18-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4E1R1M3I1O1N1I1C3C3U1R1R1E1N1T1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =26 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78
MEANING

What does thermionic current mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission.