acyltransferase
/ˌasɪlˈtɹansfəɹeɪz/noun
acyltransferase is spelled A-C-Y-L-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-S-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acyltransferase means “Any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acyltransferase is acyltransferases.
How many letters and syllables are in acyltransferase?
| Letters | 15: A-C-Y-L-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acyltransferase?
Acyltransferase appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce acyltransferase?
- UK /ˌasɪlˈtɹansfəɹeɪz/
- UK /ˌeɪsʌɪlˈtɹɑːnzfəɹeɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of acyltransferase
- acyltransferases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acyltransferase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acyltransferase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of several enzymes that catalyse the transfer of acyl groups between lipids:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aciltransferase |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does acyltransferase come from?
From acyl + transferase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).