galactosyl
noun
galactosyl is spelled G-A-L-A-C-T-O-S-Y-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galactosyl means “The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galactosyl is galactosyls.
How many letters and syllables are in galactosyl?
| Letters | 10: G-A-L-A-C-T-O-S-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 galactosyl?
Galactosyl appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 galactosyl
- galactosyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galactosyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galactosyl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal form of galactose:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | galactosila |
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.
Where does galactosyl come from?
From galactose + -yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).