proteolytic
adjective
proteolytic is spelled P-R-O-T-E-O-L-Y-T-I-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, proteolytic means “Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proteolytic?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-T-E-O-L-Y-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 proteolytic?
Proteolytic appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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).
What does proteolytic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proteolytic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | protéolytique |
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 proteolytic come from?
From proteo- + -lytic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).