lactoferrin
noun
lactoferrin is spelled L-A-C-T-O-F-E-R-R-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lactoferrin means “A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lactoferrin is lactoferrins.
How many letters and syllables are in lactoferrin?
| Letters | 11: L-A-C-T-O-F-E-R-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 lactoferrin?
Lactoferrin appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 lactoferrin
- lactoferrins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lactoferrin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).