bacitracin
/ˌbæs.ɪˈtɹeɪ.sɪn/noun
bacitracin is spelled B-A-C-I-T-R-A-C-I-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bacitracin means “A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bacitracin is bacitracins.
How many letters and syllables are in bacitracin?
| Letters | 10: B-A-C-I-T-R-A-C-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 bacitracin?
Bacitracin appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 bacitracin?
- /ˌbæs.ɪˈtɹeɪ.sɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bacitracin
- bacitracins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bacitracin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bacitracin come from?
From translingual Baci(llus subtilis) + Tracy + -in. Named after American child Margaret Tracy (1936–1994), in whose leg infection the compound was first found.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).