recombinase
noun
recombinase is spelled R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-A-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recombinase means “Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments among chromosomes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recombinase is recombinases.
How many letters and syllables are in recombinase?
| Letters | 11: R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 recombinase?
Recombinase appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 recombinase
- recombinases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recombinase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments among chromosomes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does recombinase come from?
From recombine + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).