aminopeptidase
noun
aminopeptidase is spelled A-M-I-N-O-P-E-P-T-I-D-A-S-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aminopeptidase means “Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aminopeptidase is aminopeptidases.
How many letters and syllables are in aminopeptidase?
| Letters | 14: A-M-I-N-O-P-E-P-T-I-D-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 aminopeptidase?
Aminopeptidase appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 aminopeptidase
- aminopeptidases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aminopeptidase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aminopeptidase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the t:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aminopeptidase |
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.