oxygenase
/ˈɒksɪd͡ʒəneɪz/noun
oxygenase is spelled O-X-Y-G-E-N-A-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oxygenase means “An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oxygenase is oxygenases.
How many letters and syllables are in oxygenase?
| Letters | 9: O-X-Y-G-E-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 oxygenase?
Oxygenase appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 oxygenase?
- /ˈɒksɪd͡ʒəneɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of oxygenase
- oxygenases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oxygenase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oxygenase come from?
From German Oxygenase, corresponding to oxygen + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).