hydroxyproline
noun
hydroxyproline is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-P-R-O-L-I-N-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydroxyproline means “A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydroxyproline is hydroxyprolines.
How many letters and syllables are in hydroxyproline?
| Letters | 14: H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-P-R-O-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 hydroxyproline?
Hydroxyproline appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 hydroxyproline
- hydroxyprolines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydroxyproline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hydroxyproline come from?
From hydroxy + proline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).