biotransformation
noun
biotransformation is spelled B-I-O-T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biotransformation means “The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biotransformation is biotransformations.
How many letters and syllables are in biotransformation?
| Letters | 17: B-I-O-T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 biotransformation?
Biotransformation appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 biotransformation
- biotransformations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biotransformation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biotransformation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense biochemistry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | biotransformación |
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 biotransformation come from?
From bio- + transformation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).