ribozyme
ri·bo·zyme/ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/noun
ribozyme is spelled R-I-B-O-Z-Y-M-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ri·bo·zyme). It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ribozyme means “A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ribozyme is ribozymes.
How many letters and syllables are in ribozyme?
| Letters | 8: R-I-B-O-Z-Y-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ri·bo·zyme |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 ribozyme?
Ribozyme appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
How do you pronounce ribozyme?
- /ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/
Ribozyme has 3 syllables, split ri·bo·zyme in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ribozyme
- ribozymes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ribozyme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ribozyme in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enzyme-like RNA fragment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ribozyme |
| Spanish | ribozima |
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 ribozyme come from?
Blend of ribonucleic acid + enzyme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).