demethylase
/diːˈmɛθəleɪz/noun
demethylase is spelled D-E-M-E-T-H-Y-L-A-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, demethylase means “Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a methyl group from a compound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of demethylase is demethylases.
How many letters and syllables are in demethylase?
| Letters | 11: D-E-M-E-T-H-Y-L-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 demethylase?
Demethylase appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 demethylase?
- UK /diːˈmɛθəleɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of demethylase
- demethylases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demethylase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a methyl group from a compound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does demethylase come from?
From de- + methyl + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).