alloxan
/æˈlɑks.ən/noun
alloxan is spelled A-L-L-O-X-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alloxan means “An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alloxan is alloxans.
How many letters and syllables are in alloxan?
| Letters | 7: A-L-L-O-X-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is alloxan?
Alloxan appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 alloxan?
- UK /æˈlɒk.sən/
- US /æˈlɑks.ən/
Alloxan has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with alloxan?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as alloxan from its last stressed vowel (/ɑksən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of alloxan
- alloxans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alloxan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alloxan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an oxidation product of uric acid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alloxane |
| Portuguese | aloxano |
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.