bromodomain
noun
bromodomain is spelled B-R-O-M-O-D-O-M-A-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bromodomain means “A protein domain that recognises acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones, often a prerequisite for…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bromodomain is bromodomains.
How many letters and syllables are in bromodomain?
| Letters | 11: B-R-O-M-O-D-O-M-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 bromodomain?
Bromodomain appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 bromodomain
- bromodomains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bromodomain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A protein domain that recognises acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones, often a prerequisite for protein-histone association and chromatin remodeling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bromodomain come from?
From the drosophila gene Brahma or brm, where it occurs as a structural motif, and domain. Not related to bromo- (“bromine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).