lysozyme
/ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/noun
lysozyme is spelled L-Y-S-O-Z-Y-M-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lysozyme means “A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lysozyme is lysozymes.
How many letters and syllables are in lysozyme?
| Letters | 8: L-Y-S-O-Z-Y-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 lysozyme?
Lysozyme appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 lysozyme?
- /ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lysozyme
- lysozymes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lysozyme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lysozyme in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bacteriolytic enzyme:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Lysozym |
| Spanish | lisozima |
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 lysozyme come from?
From lyso- + enzyme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).