glycogenolysis
noun
glycogenolysis is spelled G-L-Y-C-O-G-E-N-O-L-Y-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glycogenolysis means “The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glycogenolysis is glycogenolyses.
How many letters and syllables are in glycogenolysis?
| Letters | 14: G-L-Y-C-O-G-E-N-O-L-Y-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 glycogenolysis?
Glycogenolysis appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 glycogenolysis
- glycogenolyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glycogenolysis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glycogenolysis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense production of glucose-1-phosphate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Glykogenolyse |
| Spanish | glucogenolisis |
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 glycogenolysis come from?
From glycogen + -o- + -lysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).