methionyl
me·thi·o·nyl/məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/noun
methionyl is spelled M-E-T-H-I-O-N-Y-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables (me·thi·o·nyl). It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methionyl means “A univalent radical derived from methionine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methionyl is methionyls.
How many letters and syllables are in methionyl?
| Letters | 9: M-E-T-H-I-O-N-Y-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: me·thi·o·nyl |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 methionyl?
Methionyl appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 methionyl?
- US /məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/
Methionyl has 4 syllables, split me·thi·o·nyl in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of methionyl
- methionyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methionyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A univalent radical derived from methionine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does methionyl come from?
From methionine + -yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).