carboxylase
noun
carboxylase is spelled C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-L-A-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carboxylase means “Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carboxylase is carboxylases.
How many letters and syllables are in carboxylase?
| Letters | 11: C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-L-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 carboxylase?
Carboxylase appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 carboxylase
- carboxylases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carboxylase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carboxylase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | carboxilase |
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.