necrolysis
/nɛˈkɹɔlɪsɪs/noun
necrolysis is spelled N-E-C-R-O-L-Y-S-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, necrolysis means “The disintegration and exfoliation of necrotic tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of necrolysis is necrolyses.
How many letters and syllables are in necrolysis?
| Letters | 10: N-E-C-R-O-L-Y-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 necrolysis?
Necrolysis appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 necrolysis?
- /nɛˈkɹɔlɪsɪs/
- /nɛˈkɹɔləsɪs/
- /nəˈkɹɔləsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-necrolysis.ogg, En-uk-necrolysis.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of necrolysis
- necrolyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does necrolysis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The disintegration and exfoliation of necrotic tissue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does necrolysis come from?
From necro- + -lysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).