glycation
noun
glycation is spelled G-L-Y-C-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glycation means “non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glycation is glycations.
How many letters and syllables are in glycation?
| Letters | 9: G-L-Y-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 glycation?
Glycation appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 glycation
- glycations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glycation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glycation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chemical reaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glycation |
| German | Glykation, Glykierung |
| Spanish | glicación |
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.