biocatalysis
noun
biocatalysis is spelled B-I-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-S-I-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biocatalysis means “Catalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biocatalysis is biocatalyses.
How many letters and syllables are in biocatalysis?
| Letters | 12: B-I-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 biocatalysis?
Biocatalysis appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 biocatalysis
- biocatalyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biocatalysis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Catalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biocatalysis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense catalysis using biological catalysts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biocatalyse |
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 biocatalysis come from?
From bio- + catalysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).