liposome
/ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/noun
liposome is spelled L-I-P-O-S-O-M-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liposome means “An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of liposome is liposomes.
How many letters and syllables are in liposome?
| Letters | 8: L-I-P-O-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is liposome?
Liposome appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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).
How do you pronounce liposome?
- /ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/
- /ˈlaɪ.pəˌsəʊm/
Liposome has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Lordgilman-liposome.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of liposome
- liposomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liposome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Liposome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an aqueous compartment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | liposome |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does liposome come from?
From lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “soma”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).