cathepsin
/kəˈθɛpsɪn/noun
cathepsin is spelled C-A-T-H-E-P-S-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cathepsin means “Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cathepsin is cathepsins.
How many letters and syllables are in cathepsin?
| Letters | 9: C-A-T-H-E-P-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 cathepsin?
Cathepsin appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
How do you pronounce cathepsin?
- /kəˈθɛpsɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cathepsin
- cathepsins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cathepsin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cathepsin come from?
Borrowed from German Kathepsin, from Ancient Greek καθέψω (kathépsō), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕψω (hépsō, “boil”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).