lactamase
noun
lactamase is spelled L-A-C-T-A-M-A-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lactamase means “Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lactamase is lactamases or β-lactamases.
How many letters and syllables are in lactamase?
| Letters | 9: L-A-C-T-A-M-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 lactamase?
Lactamase appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 lactamase
- lactamases plural
- β-lactamases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lactamase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).