polygalacturonase
noun
polygalacturonase is spelled P-O-L-Y-G-A-L-A-C-T-U-R-O-N-A-S-E: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polygalacturonase means “Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polygalacturonase is polygalacturonases.
How many letters and syllables are in polygalacturonase?
| Letters | 17: P-O-L-Y-G-A-L-A-C-T-U-R-O-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 polygalacturonase?
Polygalacturonase appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 polygalacturonase
- polygalacturonases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polygalacturonase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polygalacturonase come from?
From poly- + galacturonase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).