microcystin
noun
microcystin is spelled M-I-C-R-O-C-Y-S-T-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microcystin means “Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microcystin is microcystins.
How many letters and syllables are in microcystin?
| Letters | 11: M-I-C-R-O-C-Y-S-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 microcystin?
Microcystin appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
Forms of microcystin
- microcystins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microcystin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microcystin come from?
From Microcystis, from which the toxin was first isolated, + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).