ectodomain
/ˈɛktoʊdoʊˌmeɪn/noun
ectodomain is spelled E-C-T-O-D-O-M-A-I-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ectodomain means “The portion of a polypeptide on a cell membrane that extends beyond the membrane into the extracellular space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ectodomain is ectodomains.
How many letters and syllables are in ectodomain?
| Letters | 10: E-C-T-O-D-O-M-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 ectodomain?
Ectodomain appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 ectodomain?
- US /ˈɛktoʊdoʊˌmeɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ectodomain
- ectodomains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ectodomain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The portion of a polypeptide on a cell membrane that extends beyond the membrane into the extracellular space.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ectodomain come from?
From ecto- + domain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).