prion
noun
Meaning
- nounA self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
- nounA petrel of the genera Pachyptila and Halobaena.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,260 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 68% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None