dehydrogenase
/diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪz/noun
dehydrogenase is spelled D-E-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-A-S-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dehydrogenase means “Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dehydrogenase is dehydrogenases.
How many letters and syllables are in dehydrogenase?
| Letters | 13: D-E-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 dehydrogenase?
Dehydrogenase appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 dehydrogenase?
- UK /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dehydrogenase.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dehydrogenase
- dehydrogenases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dehydrogenase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dehydrogenase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enzyme:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déshydrogénase |
| German | Dehydrogenase |
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.