haptoglobin
noun
haptoglobin is spelled H-A-P-T-O-G-L-O-B-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, haptoglobin means “A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of haptoglobin is haptoglobins.
How many letters and syllables are in haptoglobin?
| Letters | 11: H-A-P-T-O-G-L-O-B-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 haptoglobin?
Haptoglobin appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 haptoglobin
- haptoglobins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haptoglobin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate haptoglobin?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of haptoglobin: Hp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does haptoglobin come from?
Analysable as hapto- + globin. .
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).