hexosaminidase
noun
hexosaminidase is spelled H-E-X-O-S-A-M-I-N-I-D-A-S-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hexosaminidase means “Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hexosaminidase is hexosaminidases.
How many letters and syllables are in hexosaminidase?
| Letters | 14: H-E-X-O-S-A-M-I-N-I-D-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 hexosaminidase?
Hexosaminidase appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 hexosaminidase
- hexosaminidases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hexosaminidase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hexosaminidase come from?
From hexosaminide + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).