rubisco
/ruːˈbiskoʊ/noun
rubisco is spelled R-U-B-I-S-C-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rubisco means “Alternative form of Rubisco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rubisco?
| Letters | 7: R-U-B-I-S-C-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 rubisco?
Rubisco appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 rubisco?
- /ruːˈbiskoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rubisco mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Rubisco.
noun
- 1
An enzyme (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis (and for a few chemioautotrophic bacteria) and the reverse process of photorespiration.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Rubisco.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).