ribosylation
noun
ribosylation is spelled R-I-B-O-S-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ribosylation means “The attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ribosylation is ribosylations.
How many letters and syllables are in ribosylation?
| Letters | 12: R-I-B-O-S-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 ribosylation?
Ribosylation appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 ribosylation
- ribosylations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ribosylation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ribosylation come from?
From ribosyl + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).