metalloproteinase
noun
metalloproteinase is spelled M-E-T-A-L-L-O-P-R-O-T-E-I-N-A-S-E: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metalloproteinase means “Any of several proteinases that have a metal atom (often zinc) at their active centre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metalloproteinase is metalloproteinases.
How many letters and syllables are in metalloproteinase?
| Letters | 17: M-E-T-A-L-L-O-P-R-O-T-E-I-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 metalloproteinase?
Metalloproteinase appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 metalloproteinase?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-metalloproteinase.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metalloproteinase
- metalloproteinases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metalloproteinase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several proteinases that have a metal atom (often zinc) at their active centre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metalloproteinase come from?
From metallo- + proteinase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).