palmitoylation
noun
palmitoylation is spelled P-A-L-M-I-T-O-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, palmitoylation means “modification by reaction with a palmitoyl group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of palmitoylation is palmitoylations.
How many letters and syllables are in palmitoylation?
| Letters | 14: P-A-L-M-I-T-O-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 palmitoylation?
Palmitoylation appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 palmitoylation
- palmitoylations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palmitoylation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
modification by reaction with a palmitoyl group
- 2
The reaction of a membrane protein with a fatty acid (especially palmitic acid) via the sulfur atom of a cysteine amino acid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does palmitoylation come from?
From palmitoyl + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).