phenylketonuria
/,fɛnəl,kit'ənʊriə/
noun
15 letters7 syllables27 points in Scrabble®30 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
A genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency.
WORD FORMS
Starts withP
Ends withA
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®27 points
Words With Friends®30 points
Double word54 points
Triple word81 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinenylketonuriaphay
Starts & ends withP … A
Syllablesphe · nyl · ke · ton · u · ri · a
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