adhesin
noun
adhesin is spelled A-D-H-E-S-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adhesin means “Any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adhesin is adhesins.
How many letters and syllables are in adhesin?
| Letters | 7: A-D-H-E-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 adhesin?
Adhesin appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
Forms of adhesin
- adhesins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adhesin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adhesin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense factor enabling bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces:
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.