desaturase
/diːˈsætʃəɹeɪz/noun
desaturase is spelled D-E-S-A-T-U-R-A-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, desaturase means “Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of single to double bonds, especially in the production of essential fatty acids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of desaturase is desaturases.
How many letters and syllables are in desaturase?
| Letters | 10: D-E-S-A-T-U-R-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 desaturase?
Desaturase appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 desaturase?
- UK /diːˈsætʃəɹeɪz/
- UK /diːˈsætjəɹeɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of desaturase
- desaturases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desaturase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of single to double bonds, especially in the production of essential fatty acids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does desaturase come from?
From desaturate + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).