cellulase
noun
cellulase is spelled C-E-L-L-U-L-A-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cellulase means “Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cellulase is cellulases.
How many letters and syllables are in cellulase?
| Letters | 9: C-E-L-L-U-L-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 cellulase?
Cellulase appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 cellulase
- cellulases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cellulase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).