biocatalyst
noun
biocatalyst is spelled B-I-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biocatalyst means “A biochemical catalyst, such as an enzyme (either a protein enzyme or a ribozyme) or a biomolecular condensate that has biocatalytic ability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biocatalyst is biocatalysts.
How many letters and syllables are in biocatalyst?
| Letters | 11: B-I-O-C-A-T-A-L-Y-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 biocatalyst?
Biocatalyst appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 biocatalyst
- biocatalysts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biocatalyst mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A biochemical catalyst, such as an enzyme (either a protein enzyme or a ribozyme) or a biomolecular condensate that has biocatalytic ability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biocatalyst in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense biochemical catalyst:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | biocatalyseur |
| Portuguese | biocatalisador |
| Spanish | biocatalizador |
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 biocatalyst come from?
From bio- + catalyst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).