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Is prion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word prion is a Scrabble US word. The word prion is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is prion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word prion is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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5-letter words (4 found)

ORPIN,PORIN,PRION,PROIN,

4-letter words (8 found)

INRO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,PION,PIRN,PORN,ROIN,

3-letter words (9 found)

ION,NIP,NOR,PIN,PIR,POI,PRO,RIN,RIP,

2-letter words (9 found)

IN,IO,NO,OI,ON,OP,OR,PI,PO,

You can make 30 words from prion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of prion

prion rpion piron ipron ripon irpon proin rpoin porin oprin ropin orpin piorn iporn poirn opirn ioprn oiprn riopn iropn roipn oripn iorpn oirpn prino rpino pirno iprno ripno irpno prnio rpnio pnrio nprio rnpio nrpio pinro ipnro pniro npiro inpro nipro rinpo irnpo rnipo nripo inrpo nirpo proni rponi porni oprni ropni orpni prnoi rpnoi pnroi nproi rnpoi nrpoi ponri opnri pnori npori onpri nopri ronpi ornpi rnopi nropi onrpi norpi pionr iponr poinr opinr iopnr oipnr pinor ipnor pnior npior inpor nipor ponir opnir pnoir npoir onpir nopir ionpr oinpr inopr niopr onipr noipr rionp ironp roinp orinp iornp oirnp rinop irnop rniop nriop inrop nirop ronip ornip rnoip nroip onrip norip ionrp oinrp inorp niorp onirp noirp

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Definitions and meaning of prion

prion

Etymology 1

From (a reordering of) the initial letters of proteinaceous infectious particle. Coined by Neurologist, biochemist Stanley B. Prusiner in 1982.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːɒn/, /ˈpɹaɪən/; for more information, see prion § Etymology and pronunciation (Wikipedia).
  • Rhymes: -iːɒn, -aɪən

Noun

prion (plural prions)

  1. (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
Derived terms
  • prion disease
  • prion protein
Translations

See also

  • bovine spongiform encephalopathy
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  • kuru
  • mad cow disease
  • New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • scrapie
  • chronic wasting disease
  • viroid

Etymology 2

From Prion (former genus name), from Ancient Greek πρίων (príōn, “saw”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹʌɪən/ (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)
  • Rhymes: -ʌɪən

Noun

prion (plural prions)

  1. A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.
Synonyms
  • (petrel of the genus Pachyptila): pachyptile (rare)
Translations

Anagrams

  • Ripon, orpin, ponir, porin, proin, rip on, ripon

French

Noun

prion m (plural prions)

  1. prion

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prion.

Noun

prion m (plural prioni)

  1. prion

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • prión

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾjon/ [ˈpɾjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: prion

Noun

prion m (plural priones)

  1. prion

Further reading

  • “prion”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org