channelrhodopsin
noun
channelrhodopsin is spelled C-H-A-N-N-E-L-R-H-O-D-O-P-S-I-N: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, channelrhodopsin means “An opsin protein that controls phototaxis in unicellular green algae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of channelrhodopsin is channelrhodopsins.
How many letters and syllables are in channelrhodopsin?
| Letters | 16: C-H-A-N-N-E-L-R-H-O-D-O-P-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 channelrhodopsin?
Channelrhodopsin appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 channelrhodopsin
- channelrhodopsins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does channelrhodopsin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An opsin protein that controls phototaxis in unicellular green algae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does channelrhodopsin come from?
From channel + rhodopsin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).