hydroxylation
noun
hydroxylation is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydroxylation means “The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydroxylation is hydroxylations.
How many letters and syllables are in hydroxylation?
| Letters | 13: H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 hydroxylation?
Hydroxylation appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 hydroxylation
- hydroxylations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydroxylation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).