glycocalyx
noun
glycocalyx is spelled G-L-Y-C-O-C-A-L-Y-X: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glycocalyx means “A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glycocalyx is glycocalyces or glycocalyxes.
How many letters and syllables are in glycocalyx?
| Letters | 10: G-L-Y-C-O-C-A-L-Y-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 glycocalyx?
Glycocalyx appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 glycocalyx
- glycocalyces plural
- glycocalyxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glycocalyx mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glycocalyx in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some ce:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glycocalyx |
| German | Glykokalyx |
| Portuguese | glicocálix, glicocálice |
| Spanish | glucocáliz |
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 glycocalyx come from?
From glyco- + calyx.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).