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PRIONS Definitions, Synonyms, and Scrabble Information

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prions - (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
See what Anagrams and Words you can make with the letters in 'prions' ( i n o p r s )

Scrabble and Words with Friends

PRIONS is a valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
PRIONS is a valid Words with Friends word worth 10 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
PRIONS is a 6 letter word containing the letters i, n, o, p, r, s.

Definitions

prion
noun (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
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Words that sound like 'prions'

pairing, pairings, papaverines, paperiness, paperinesses

Anagrams

orpins, prison, spinor

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