calcitonin
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Is calcitonin a Scrabble word?
✓Yes, calcitonin is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of calcitonin?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.Examples: "Intriguingly, the rat C1b isoform of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) (see Section VI-B) has very little interaction with the thyroidally derived form of calcitonin."countableuncountable
2. (pharmacology) A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis.countableuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "calcitonin"?
How many Scrabble points is the word "calcitonin"?
C3
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C3
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I1
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C4
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C4
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