aptamer
/ˈæpt.əˌmɚ/noun
aptamer is spelled A-P-T-A-M-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aptamer means “Any subsequence of nucleic acid, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aptamer is aptamers.
How many letters and syllables are in aptamer?
| Letters | 7: A-P-T-A-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 aptamer?
Aptamer appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 aptamer?
- US /ˈæpt.əˌmɚ/
Aptamer has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of aptamer
- aptamers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aptamer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any subsequence of nucleic acid, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aptamer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any subsequence of nucleic acid or protein used to bind to a specific target mol:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aptamère |
| Portuguese | aptâmero |
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 aptamer come from?
From Latin aptus (“apt, proper”) + -mer (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”); compare mero-).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).