polyketide
noun
polyketide is spelled P-O-L-Y-K-E-T-I-D-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyketide means “Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyketide is polyketides.
How many letters and syllables are in polyketide?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-K-E-T-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 polyketide?
Polyketide appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 polyketide
- polyketides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyketide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.
- 2
Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyketide come from?
From poly- + ketide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).