lipoxygenase
/lɪˈpɑk.sɪd͡ʒ.əˌneɪs/noun
lipoxygenase is spelled L-I-P-O-X-Y-G-E-N-A-S-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lipoxygenase means “Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lipoxygenase is lipoxygenases.
How many letters and syllables are in lipoxygenase?
| Letters | 12: L-I-P-O-X-Y-G-E-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 lipoxygenase?
Lipoxygenase appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 lipoxygenase?
- US /lɪˈpɑk.sɪd͡ʒ.əˌneɪs/
- US /laɪˈpɑk.sɪd͡ʒ.əˌneɪs/
Lipoxygenase has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lipoxygenase
- lipoxygenases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lipoxygenase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate lipoxygenase?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of lipoxygenase: LOX.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lipoxygenase come from?
From lip- + oxygenase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).