phospholipase
noun
phospholipase is spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-O-L-I-P-A-S-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phospholipase means “Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphate ester bonds of phospholipids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phospholipase is phospholipases.
How many letters and syllables are in phospholipase?
| Letters | 13: P-H-O-S-P-H-O-L-I-P-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 phospholipase?
Phospholipase appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 phospholipase
- phospholipases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phospholipase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphate ester bonds of phospholipids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phospholipase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enzyme that hydrolyses phospholipids:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | fosfolipasa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does phospholipase come from?
From phospho- + lipase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).