deacetylase
noun
deacetylase is spelled D-E-A-C-E-T-Y-L-A-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deacetylase means “Any of several classes of enzyme that remove acetyl groups from proteins” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deacetylase is deacetylases.
How many letters and syllables are in deacetylase?
| Letters | 11: D-E-A-C-E-T-Y-L-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 deacetylase?
Deacetylase appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 deacetylase
- deacetylases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deacetylase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several classes of enzyme that remove acetyl groups from proteins
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deacetylase come from?
From de- + acetyl + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).