hydroxylase
noun
hydroxylase is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-L-A-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydroxylase means “Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydroxylase is hydroxylases.
How many letters and syllables are in hydroxylase?
| Letters | 11: H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-L-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 hydroxylase?
Hydroxylase appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 hydroxylase
- hydroxylases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydroxylase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).